Conceito - NV Brut Nature Sparkling Wine (Grüner Veltliner) - Douro Valley, Portugal Very moderate use of new

Very moderate use of new oak merely amplifies the plush dark cherry

The concept for the Chardonnays is to give the wine a bit more weight on the palate through more incorporation of the fine lees

The sustainably farmed grapes are hand-harvested and gently whole-cluster pressed into stainless steel tanks where a weeks-long

This is a wine to go with oysters

After fermentation the wine ages in used large oak vats called foudres and various other large-format oak barrels that concentrate the wine without coloring it

Conceito - NV Brut Nature Sparkling Wine (Grüner Veltliner) - Douro Valley, Portugal Very moderate use of newThe two women behind Conceito Vinhos are Carla Costa Ferreira and her daughter, wine maker, Rita Marques Ferreira. Rita, educated in Douro and Bordeaux and with professional experience in Douro, California, Bordeaux, New Zealand and South Africa, brings an international palate to her winemaking. This wine is made with the Austrian variety Grner Veltliner which Rita felt strongly enough about to have planted on the familys property. Even more daring,