Familia Carvalho Martins Douro Pacto Palhete 2023 750ml Albarino and it's the shot bartenders

and it's the shot bartenders reach for at the end of a shift — earning it the nickname "the bartender's handshake

with lots of perfumed dark fruit and plentiful tannin

honey-forward sibling of the Green — 130 alpine botanicals macerated and distilled according to a formula known only to two monks at any given time

while Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay round out the blend

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Familia Carvalho Martins Douro Pacto Palhete 2023 750ml Albarino and it's the shot bartendersPORTUGAL : DOURO : DOURO SUPERIOR ORGANIC : Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Francesa, Tinto Co LIGHT BODIED, VIOLET, BLUEBERRY, BLACK CHERRY, CRISP, NO OAK Palhete is an old Portuguese trick light, chillable red made from red grapes pressed early, almost like a ros but with more structure and a touch of grip. The style nearly disappeared under decades of extracted Port and heavy Douro reds; a handful of small producers are bringing it back on