Adega Viuva Gomes, Castelao 'Pirata da Viuva', 2020 loirecount2026 preserving freshness and complexity without

preserving freshness and complexity without excessive ripeness or extraction

this feinherb Riesling balances delicate florals (lime blossom) with ripe stone fruit and a stony mineral spine

or seafood dishes like oysters and grilled prawns

with layers of vanilla

Adega Viuva Gomes, Castelao 'Pirata da Viuva', 2020 loirecount2026 preserving freshness and complexity withoutA gluggable, low alcohol red from one of the last surviving cellars of coastal Colares, this is the kind of quiet find that rewards the curious. Adega Viuva Gomes traces to 1808, named for the widow Gomes who kept it going; today father and son Jose and Diogo Baeta farm on clay soils in the Atlantic cooled zone near Sintra, working nearly extinct native grapes. The Pirata is their 100% Castelao bottled under the broader Lisboa designation, fermented