Filipa Pato Dinamico Baga 2024

Filipa Pato Dinamico Baga 2024

Filipa Pato & William Wouters
$20.00

Grape: Baga
Vintage: 2024
Type: Red

Sourced from multiple organically managed village vineyards across the Bairrada region, this red wine represents an ultra-fresh look at the baga grape. Winemaker Filipa Pato utilizes low-intervention protocols on calcareous clay soils to build natural structural tension without wood manipulation. The hand-picked grapes are destemmed and undergo a completely spontaneous fermentation driven by native wild yeasts in stainless steel vats. The final blend remains entirely unoaked to protect pure varietal freshness and immediate regional character.

It pours a pale ruby color, releasing clean aromatics of fresh strawberry, red cherry, and wild bay leaf. On the palate, the light-to-medium body is juicy and direct, focusing on an energetic, spice-tinged fruit presentation. Fine-grained, chalky tannins provide a smooth structural grip across the mid-palate volume without feeling heavy. A clean wave of natural acidity runs through the center, keeping the fluid mouthfeel refreshed. It finishes completely dry and crisp.

Winery

Filipa Pato and William Wouters work together in Óis do Bairro, in Portugal’s Bairrada region. Filipa trained as a chemical engineer before gaining winemaking experience in Bordeaux, Mendoza and Margaret River, as well as with her father Luís Pato. William brings the perspective of a Belgian chef, sommelier and restaurateur. Their partnership is rooted in food, travel and the conviction that Bairrada’s own grapes can communicate its vineyards without an imposed cellar style.

They work exclusively with indigenous varieties, including Baga, Bical, Arinto, Cercial and Maria Gomes. Biodynamic practices and close attention to differences in soils and microclimates underpin the farming. In the winery, gentle handling and limited intervention are balanced with careful observation of the wines as they develop. The phrase “without makeup” describes the aim: to reveal the vineyard rather than decorate it. From the approachable Dinâmica wines to more focused bottlings such as Nossa Calcário, the range connects local grapes, individual sites and the couple’s shared belief that wine belongs naturally at the table.