Espera Palheto Lisboa 2024 Terra Alta Lychee liqueur Briottet is soft

Lychee liqueur Briottet is soft and fruity and would make an excellent basic ingredient in a cocktail or can be served on its own

with grainy tannins providing good structure and integrated acidity creating exceptional balance

there's a touch of oak sweetness but it is mostly clean-edged and aromatic fruit

fine-grained tannins and lovely freshness that create a long

but retains a lightness at just 12% abv

Espera Palheto Lisboa 2024 Terra Alta Lychee liqueur Briottet is softA beguiling, light ruby in the glass, this is a palheto in the truest sense: a traditional field blend of red and white grapes, co fermented in the manner that country people in this part of Portugal have practised for centuries. The grapes come from two old vine vineyards in Alcobaa and Caldas da Rainha, around twenty different varieties grown on clay limestone soils, harvested early by hand into small crates. White varieties ferment with their skins