COZs "VP" Vital Branco 2023 Style:Orange • Skin Contact they use their own composts

they use their own composts

The periphery of the wine glows with a subtle meatiness

mineral and refreshing

The gunpowdery reductive

Press 4 Mix/White • October 2023 Direct Press Selection

COZs "VP" Vital Branco 2023 Style:Orange • Skin Contact they use their own compostsThe 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