Arribas Wine Company Saroto Vinhas Velhas Palhete

Saroto Palhete is a light red palhete from Arribas Wine Company in Trás-os-Montes, made from roughly half red and half white old-vine grapes fermented together. Palhete is an old Portuguese tradition, between a rosé and a red. This one is pale, crunchy and easy to love, the bottle you open on a warm evening and finish without noticing.

Tasting notes

Grapes from granite and schist plateau vineyards are foot-trodden as whole bunches and left two days on skins, then finish fermenting in oak. The result is a light, linear red with bright acidity, red fruit and a little grip.

Food pairing

Serve it chilled with grilled sardines, petiscos, a tomato and octopus salad, charcuterie or a mushroom pizza.

About Arribas Wine Company

Arribas Wine Company was founded in 2017 by Ricardo Alves and Frederico Machado in Bemposta, Mogadouro, on the Portuguese side of the international Douro. They revive old, mixed-variety vineyards and make the wines with foot treading and very little intervention.

Good to know

• Serve chilled, at 12 to 14 °C. Keeps 2 to 3 days in the fridge once opened
• 75 cl bottle
• An easy crowd-pleaser for a summer lunch. Ask about it at our bar in Graça