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The crushed grapes are cooled and cold-soaked for 3 days to achieve the desired colour, after which they are pressed. The must then naturally warms up, kicking off spontaneous alcoholic fermentation, with the temperature controlled between 18-22°C. After 14 days, the wine is transferred to Bulgarian barrels for malolactic fermentation and aged on fine lees for 3 months. It then spends an additional 3 months in stainless steel vessels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrue to the Odessos philosophy, all wines are crafted with minimal intervention, and the appearance of noble lees is possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bright strawberry red hue. The nose is an aromatic explosion of intense red fruit, complemented by the grape's typical pyrazine character. On the palate, it is an elegant, light to medium-bodied claret, bursting with freshness and fruitiness. 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Wide trenches dug directly into the dunes. On the flat bases of these trenches, crops are grown. On the shallow slopes is where the vines are situated, creeping up the sides in a very wild and natural way. The Atlantic wind is blocked by cane shoots, twice the height of a person. The biodiversity here is actually quite astonishing, from the amount of insect life to lizards, mammals and birds. All very healthy!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLow intervention – Spontaneous fermentation, indigenous yeasts, not filtered wines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSustainable wine project\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLow sulphites - Average 4 mg\/dm3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVegan \/ Veggie friendly – Yes, but without certification.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTubarao Pet Nat has a simple vinification! They press white and red grapes together without adding sulphites, after a gentle filtration (only to remove larger particles) the winemaker waits for the perfect time bottle. The rest of fermentation happens in the bottle, this achieves the natural gas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe famous Masseira da Póvoa de Varzim fields continue to create this Pét-Nat, which is a mixture of several grape varieties in which Loureiro and Vinhão are dominant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eProduced by the ancestral method of sparkling wine, it developed a wine with nice bubbles and a very smooth acidity. 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