{"product_id":"adega-do-demo-bitoku-2024-75cl","title":"Adega do Demo Bitoku 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eCountry: Spain\u003cbr\u003eRegion: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRibeiro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrape:\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTreixadura, Loureira\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColour: White\u003cbr\u003eBottle Size: 75cl\u003cbr\u003eAlcohol: 13.5%\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVintage: 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrganic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch6\u003ePRODUCER NOTES\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAdega do Demo is the project started by Laura Rodríguez and Carlos Lorenzo in 2005. They grow Treixadura, Loureira, Godello and Brancellao in the Ribeiro region, in the rural village of Alongos, Spain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLaura and Carlos farm on four hectares of granite and clay soil vineyards, at medium and high altitude, and follow an organic approach. They focus on caring for the soil and its microbiology, considering it essential to achieve healthy and resistant plants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn 2017 they started to vinify grapes instead of selling the fruit to other wineries, and made 1,300 bottles of Bitoku (Treixadura, Loureira) and other wines in a friends’ cellar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e2018 saw the first vintage made in their own winery, Bodega da Lonia, which was originally built in the 19th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch6\u003eFARMING \u0026amp; WINEMAKING NOTES\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTreixadura and Loureira vines grow at 280m in a south facing vineyard on slate and clay soil. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAfter 18 hours of cold maceration, the grapes ferment with natural yeast in stainless steel tanks. In January and February, batonnage for a short period in order to increase contact between wine and fine lees. Small dose of SO2, unfined and unfiltered. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBitoku is the name of a Japanese carp and it means “virtue” in Japanese. The name also has a strong connection to the seven virtues of Bushido (the philosophy of Samurai). For Laura and Carlos, the virtues show the way that a winemaker has to follow, from the vineyard to making wine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adega do Demo","offers":[{"title":"0.75 \/ 13.5 \/ Spain","offer_id":56371835404667,"sku":"ADDBIT24B","price":23.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0011\/4062\/1412\/files\/Adega-Do-Demo-Bitoku_b6f85bc1-d984-4875-a5a3-6314751d2ccb.jpg?v=1786351343","url":"https:\/\/www.unchartedwines.com\/products\/adega-do-demo-bitoku-2024-75cl","provider":"Uncharted Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}