Bathoreu Trincadeira 2023
The gothic idyllic location of Convento de Sao Francisco in Santarém was chosen to host the 8th edition of Tejo a Copo where 28 producers of the Tejo region were given the opportunity to show their work. Being born in Santarém, for me it was a great opportunity to come across what's happening in the region where I was born. Even though there were quite some wines which still tended to show an old fashioned and sort of boring expression by the use and abuse of international grapes that do not really reflect the specificities of a fascinating terroir, there were also some really good and fresh winds of change. Among some really interesting late harvests, sparklings or low intervention wines, there were also the ones which, in my opinion, have managed to reflect the different sub regions of Tejo. One of them was this Bathoreu Trincadeira 2023. Juicy and elegant with dominant black berries it has also presented some fascinating freshness, promising a go...