Terra do Rio Tinta Cão j2 baking cocoa

baking cocoa

it's a Burgundy that punches well above its weight from an admired Santenay grower

deeply chalky

harmonious and structured with round tannins

when Giacomo Rocca began bottling his wine in demijohns

Terra do Rio Tinta Cão j2 baking cocoaSo many interesting things emerging from the brick red soils of Ricca Terra. Here's a rare bird that is starting to take flight. Tinta Cao is a red grape native to Portugal. It's traditionally used as a key part of the local blends for their legendary fortifieds. Here it gets to showcase its own identity as a table wine. Like most Portuguese reds, it's about flavour, body and ooddles of spice. It's a rough and tough character with slicked back hair