COZs "VP" Vital Branco 2023

COZs "VP" Vital Branco 2023The COZ project is a partnership of Tiago Teles of Gilda and RAIZ and Antonio Marques da Cruz of Serradinha (featured in November's Direct Press, he puts ladybugs on the corks). They joined forces in order to work the land of one of their winemaking heroes, Jose Mendona of Quinta dos Cozinheiros, who passed away tragically. The name COZ is taken from his winery. After a few vintages they acquired some more parcels in the Montejunto mountain range, a

His father died of a heart attack in 2003 while working in the vineyard and Giuseppe decided not to sell the family vines

While tasting this wine I learned the story of the barrel on the label

From the winemaker:

but it is not without many challenges

This month we’re heading to Abruzzo - the land here produces a stunning variety of wines due to its diverse microclimates - whatever you’re in the mood for

with different age and origins and mainly manual work

Inspired by the traditional herbal and flower infused sools that can only be found in Korea

named after a small tributary of the tremendous Po River

northeastern Italy

elegant richness on the palate

Harvest: by hand

leaving basalt that would later be exposed on hillsides