Infantes Red
Mechanical harvest at night. De-stem and light crushing, followed by thermal shock to 16ºC through a mass exchanger. Cold pre-fermentation maceration for 48h. Fermentation in conical stainless steel vats at controlled temperature. Finished with a partial stage of the blend in used 300L and 500L French oak barrels for nine months. Intense and concentrated ruby color. Aroma dominated by fresh wild fruit, perfectly integrated with the toasted and spicy notes from aging in barrels. In the mouth it has body and volume, a lot of enveloping fruit and a persistent finish. Contains sulfites.
Farrapo Vinho de Talha Red
Genuine production of Talha Wine. This ancestral production technique is still evident today in Vila de Frades. With a light ruby color, where fruit and earthy aromas prevail. Coming from the carvings, minerality is the watchword in the description of this wine, which combined with the freshness of the red fruit and its good acidity create a harmonious wine as a whole. Contains sulfites.
Convés Red
Mechanical harvest at night. De-stem and light crushing, followed by thermal shock to 16ºC through a mass exchanger. Cold pre-fermentation maceration for 48h. Fermentation in stainless steel vats at controlled temperature. Concentrated ruby color, intense aroma of red and forest fruits in a smooth and harmonious set. Round and balanced mouth proof. Contains sulfites.
Tapada de Coelheiros Red
The grapes were harvested manually and transported to the cellar where they were destemmed. Alcoholic fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks at 26–27°C. After finishing, we kept the wine in post-fermentation maceration for 5 days. The malolactic fermentation occurred naturally in a stainless steel tank and then it was transferred to barrels where it remained for 18 months. Aged for 18 months in French oak barrels and 36 months in bottle. Powerful nose with notes of black fruit wrapped in spices and tobacco. In the mouth, the intensity of the freshness of Cabernet Sauvignon stands out, followed by the creamy texture of Alicante Bouschet, which leads us to an elegant and persistent finish. Contains sulfites.
Vila Santa Reserva Red
Manual Vindima in boxes of 15 Kg. The grapes are disengaged and fermented in marble lagares with a traditional tread. Transfer to stainless steel vat following a long post-fermentation maceration. Stayed for 9 months in American and French carvalho pipes. Cor intense pomegranate. Aroma that suggests black, very ripe fruits married with spices from the barrel. Elegant and full-bodied, with soft tannins that are still present. Um vinho carnudo, powerful and cheio. Contains sulfites.
Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage 2019 Ruby
Typical aromas of blackcurrant and rosemary with notes of fennel, whose fragrance is often carried by the breeze in the vineyards of Vesuvius. In the mouth, the wine provides rich black fruit flavors, opulent and silky, yet with substantial volume and powerful structure. Very polished tannins provide a long and luxurious aftertaste. Bottled in May 2021. Contains sulphites.
Tiago Cabaço Licoroso Alicante Bouschet Red
Tiago Cabaço Alicante Bouschet Magnum Red
The harvest was performed manually for small capacity boxes. After destemming the grapes, they were trampled on foot in modern temperature-controlled stainless steel presses, followed by aging in French oak barrels and prolonged aging in the bottle. Fermentation steps on foot in stainless steel tanks with temperature control. Aged for 12 months in French oak barrels. Compact ruby color, fine but powerful tannins. Complex aroma where notes of ripe red fruits are mixed. Long and elegant finish. Contains Sulfites.
Reguengos Garrafeira dos Sócios Red
The grapes, coming from the manual harvest of our associates, are immediately stalked and crushed. With the addition of selected yeasts, the fermentation begins at controlled temperature (25ºC). During this period the maceration or tanning is done by the process of timed reassembly, in order to have a greater extraction of color and tannins. The tanning lasts about 15 days. Contains Sulfites.
QUINTA SÃO JOÃO BATISTA Grande Reserva Magnum Red
Total destemming, prolonged skin maceration and alcoholic fermentation at 28 ° C. Aged for 12 months in French oak barrels. Intense garnet color with violet nuances. Elegant aroma, with aroma of very ripe small fruits, notes of spices and balsamic. Full-bodied, persistent flavor with great aging potential. Contains sulfites.
QUINTA SÃO JOÃO BATISTA Grande Reserva Red
Total destemming, prolonged skin maceration and alcoholic fermentation at 28 ° C. Aged for 12 months in French oak barrels. Intense garnet color with violet nuances. Elegant aroma, with aroma of very ripe small fruits, notes of spices and balsamic. Full-bodied, persistent flavor with great aging potential. Contains sulfites.
Maria Mora Enamorada Red
The harvest took place in the second week of September. The grapes were harvested manually for small boxes of 18kg according to a careful selection of the best grapes in the vineyard. The grapes were completely destemmed for small stainless steel tanks, where they were macereted 24 yours at low temperature, before beginning the alcoholic fermentation, with yeasts selected at controlled temperature. The alcoholic fermentation lasted about 15 days, with gentle remonstrances of a good extraction of color and aromas. After fermentation, it was transferred to French oak barrels where it remained for 7 months until bottling. Aromas of black fruits, notes of spices and menthol. In the mouth it is dense, with firm tannins, a very balanced acidity and an intense and spicy finish. Contains Sulfites.
Palácio dos Távoras Alicante Bouschet Magnum Red
Adega de Borba Reserva 3x Red
With grapes from the most typical Alentejo grape varieties produced in the sub-region of Borba, the label Cortiça wine was produced, a true ex-libris from the Adega de Borba. Coming from old vines, the grapes had a strict control in the evolution of the maturation, having been harvested in small quantities. In the Cellar, after the destemming and soft crushing of the grape, the alcoholic fermentation began, which lasted for about 10-15 days with the temperature controlled at 24ºC, for greater extraction of the aromas and fruity flavors of the grape. In order to increase the polyphenolic complexity, the tannins and the structure of the wine, it remained in the vat in a post-fermentative maceration process. The malolactic fermentation occurred later in stainless steel containers. To enhance and elevate its organoleptic characteristics, the wine aged 12 months in 3rd and 4th year barrels, French oak and exotic wood barrels. followed by a six-month bottling stage in the basement. Aroma fine and elegant, suggesting black fruits, compote and white chocolate. Contains Sulfites.
Marquês de Borba Vinhas Velhas Red
The grapes are de-grained and carefully selected manually at the table of choice. After crushing, they are trodden in marble mills for 4 to 5 days, and then transferred to stainless steel tanks where the alcoholic fermentation is finished. It aged for 12 months in American and French oak barrels. Intense garnet color, nose large concentration of black fruits, eucalyptus leaf and some notes of spices from the stage in barrel. Large volume in the mouth with velvety tannins. Contains Sulfites.
Quinta do Gradil Maria do Carmo Red
Pre-fermentative maceration for 48 hours, followed by alcoholic fermentation for 8 days in tapered vats at a temperature of 25ºC. The aging took place in French oak barrels of 225 and 300 liters for 12 months. 100% Alicante Bouschet, is a wine different from the established standards, which does not follow rules or conventions, imposing, but at the same time distinct. Contains sulfites.
João Portugal Ramos Estremus Red
The two varieties together ferment three days in marble mills with foot steps. Transfer to stainless steel tank where the alcoholic fermentation ends. Follows 12 days of post-fermentation maceration.
Aroma intense and deep, dominated by mature black fruits such as cassis and blackberries, complexed by tertiary aromas from its stage in barrels. Soft attack, followed by an evolution characterized by acidity, volume and structure, in harmony, which gives it a long, persistent finish and great elegance. Contains Sulfites.
Herdade do Peso Essência Red
After malolactic fermentation the wines were tranferred separately to new barrels (60%) and 4 years (40%) of French oak, where they trained for about 12 months until the final batch. After bottling, a temperature controlled stage of 15ºC is followed for 6 months in order to achieve the appropriate balance for its consumption. To preserve its great quality, it was bottled without treatment by the cold and without glue so that a slight deposit can form in the bottle. The elegance and balance of the Herdade do Peso Essência 2014 make this wine the perfect accompaniment to the tasty meat dishes of the rich Alentejo gastronomy.
Contains Sulfites.
Esporão Colheita Red
Co-fermentation of the different varieties in concrete vats, at controlled temperatures (22-25ºC), followed by malolactic fermentation. In concrete vats, for 6 months, where the micro-oxygenation conditions, unique to this type of deposit, respect and enhance the wine's character, followed by aging in the bottle for a minimum of 4 months. Clear appearance, ruby color. Blue fruit notes, spice and mineral nuances. Fresh, balanced and direct palate, with a silky texture where the purity of red fruit predominates, with an intense and vibrant finish. Contains sulfites.
Monte da Ravasqueira Encantado Red
Vinification of Syrah and Touriga Franca in open presses with automatic treading and high extraction work. Alicante Bouschet vinification in stainless steel vats at lower temperatures (26ºC). The aim is to extract the structure of Syrah, the sharp tannins of Touriga Franca and the freshness, exuberance of fruit and elegance of Alicante Bouschet. The batch spent 8 months in new French oak barrels. Encantado shows all the vitality of Touriga Franca that serves as a great base for this wine. The angular and present tannins, the ripe fruit in balance with the aromas of the forest it presents, make it a table companion. The barrel present, but without helping the one-dimensionality of the set, makes this wine a wine with layers that rise throughout the tasting. Contains sulfites.
Dez Tostões Red
At 13 o'clock on January 19, 1919, the blue and white flag was unfurled, in a revolutionary act of reinstatement of the monarchy, previously abolished in 1910. Created for its restoration, the Tostões currency would make succession to the Kings. The duration of this regime was only 2 months once the revolution failed and the republic was reimplanted on February 23, 1919. A magnificent blend of the vineyards Alicante Bouschet, Aragonês, Touriga Nacional and Syrah. It is a balanced, full-bodied and persistent wine with a strong expressive character.
Contains Sulfites.
Adega de Borba Reserva Magnum Red
With grapes from the most typical Alentejo grape varieties produced in the sub-region of Borba, the label Cortiça wine was produced, a true ex-libris from the Adega de Borba. Coming from old vines, the grapes had a strict control in the evolution of the maturation, having been harvested in small quantities. In the Cellar, after the destemming and soft crushing of the grape, the alcoholic fermentation began, which lasted for about 10-15 days with the temperature controlled at 24ºC, for greater extraction of the aromas and fruity flavors of the grape. In order to increase the polyphenolic complexity, the tannins and the structure of the wine, it remained in the vat in a post-fermentative maceration process. The malolactic fermentation occurred later in stainless steel containers. To enhance and elevate its organoleptic characteristics, the wine aged 12 months in 3rd and 4th year barrels, French oak and exotic wood barrels. followed by a six-month bottling stage in the basement. Aroma fine and elegant, suggesting black fruits, compote and white chocolate.
Contains Sulfites.
Adega de Borba Grande Reserva Magnum 2013 Red
Garnet color with red nuances. Good aromatic intensity, with emphasis on fruits of the forest, chocolate, tobacco and toast. Soft flavor, with freshness, texture of strong and unctuous tannins to fruits of the forest and spices. Silky, prolonged and persistent finish of great elegance. Contains sulfites.
Blog Alicante Bouschet e Syrah 3L Red
In 2015 we enjoyed long and slow maturations that our older strains and our best plots have taken advantage of to provide grapes with an exemplary balance between acidity and tannins. The two grape varieties that benefited most with the exceptional goodness of nature were Syrah and Alicante Bouschet, providing grapes in perfect maturity. With raw material so good we prefer to work them little, letting the grapes speak for themselves. That's why we did little more than one walk on our wineries, according to the most traditional methods of the region, followed by a stage in new barrels and barrels of second year of French oak, letting the wine express itself in the purest form . Very fleshy red color. Tense and closed, concentrated and powerful, floral and fruity, it ends with some earthy notes that add complexity. Silky and velvety in texture, it is an intense and structured red, vigorous but not aggressive, complex and elegant, fresh finish and great guarding potential. Contains Sulfites.
Adega de Borba Grande Reserva Red
Manual harvest, degummed and fermented grapes with thermal control in a small volume stainless steel mill with a moderate mechanical step. Malolactic fermentation in new barrels selected from French oak in an air-conditioned environment, followed by a stage in new barrels for wine-wood integration, 18 months. After a gentle filtration, the wine was bottled and rested for thinning for 12 months in the basement. This wine was made from grapes from the oldest vineyards in the region of Borba, with two of the most emblematic and representative grape varieties of the region, Trincadeira and Alicante Bouschet, settled in shale soils. Color grenade with red nuance. Good aromatic intensity, with emphasis on forest fruits, chocolate, tobacco and toast. Flavor soft, with freshness, texture of strong tannins and oily to black fruits and spices. Silky, prolonged and persistent finish of great elegance. Contains Sulfites.
Adega de Borba Garrafeira Red
The grapes were crushed gently with total destemming, which was followed by the alcoholic fermentation process in a stainless steel mill, with moderate mechanical treading, ending in maceration for 10 days, under temperature control at 24ºC. The wine aged for 12 months in French and American oak barrels. After light filtration, bottling took place and a final stage in a 30-month cellar in the bottle. Deep garnet color, good aromatic intensity to very ripe black fruits, cocoa and toasted nuts. A soft flavor with silky tannins of raisin fruit and wild berry, full-bodied but with a long-lasting freshness. Contains sulfites.
Vila Jardim Santar Red
As hand-vindicated grapes for small boxes of 25 Kg, according to a judicious selection of melhores na vinha grapes. As completely ungagged grapes for small stainless steel tanks. The fermentation lasted about 15 days with controlled temperature and soft remontagens for a boa extraction of heart and aromas. After a malolactic fermentation, it is aged for 12 months in French (80%) and American (20%) barrels of carvalho and batchwise, to balance varietal fruit and complex carvalho. It appears as an intense ruby color. Very fine and delicate without aroma, prevailing with notes of bergamot and vermelho fruits. On the palate it is well-integrated with notes from the oak barrels that are perfectly integrated, always enhancing the chaste floral notes to show the virtues of this specific terroir that gives it great complexity and longevity. Count me sulfites.
Quinta Vale Dona Maria Vinhas do Sabor Red
It aged for 9 months in used French oak barrels. A very elegant and very fresh wine, with good color, violet, dark red and purple, with a good concentration of ripe aromas of dark red fruits, black cherries and plums and aromatic and fruity flavors. Great balance and acidity, intense and velvety, with refinement and elegance. Contains sulfites.
Herdade dos Grous Magnum Red
The grapes selected by hand, after the removal of the respective film, are cooled by a thermal shock of 10 ° C. After a cold maceration for two days, the wine ferments in small steel tanks. The ripening is carried out in French wooden barrels. Deep live garnet color. Aroma complex of mature fruit and mint. Taste rich in fruit, concentrated, prolonged end. Contains Sulfites.
Monte da Cal Saturno Reserva Red
Mouchão Red
It is the reference wine of the estate, since the first harvest was bottled in 1949, and reflects the unique temperament of the winery. Mouchão wine is born mainly from the best grapes of Alicante Bouschet, while the rest is found in the selection of other varieties such as Habitué Trincadeira, the famous Vinha dos Carapetos, and Aragonês, which is also sometimes invited. This happy combination results in a wine full of personality, with fragrant aroma, fresh and very elegant. It is a wine whose flavor expresses its slow maturation and which strongly reflects its origin and respect for tradition. After harvesting by hand, the grapes follow in small baskets to the cellar, where, after an experienced walk on stone wineries and fermentation, the Mouchão rests in barrels of Portuguese oak, macacaúba and mahogany for at least three years. It grows in all its intensity, character and robustness, but will still have to mature in bottle for another two years. Mouchão wine has a deep, concentrated color, and has a spicy character. Its unique tannin structure enhances a long bottle aging, which can improve significantly on guard for two decades, or even longer. Contains Sulfites.
Monte do Zambujeiro Magnum Red
Monte do Zambujeiro Red
2013 was a hot dry year that resulted in opulent and fruity wines. Monte do Zambujeiro has a beautiful dark red color, followed by a bouquet of wild fruits with notes of toast. A well structured wine under solid, soft tannins, with a creamy and fruity extract, a well integrated acidity and alcohol.
It is ready to be consumed, an immediate pleasure that can last for 5 years if stored well with temperatures up to 15ºC. Contains Sulfites.
Zambujeiro Magnum Red
A perfect year in the vineyards gave rise to this amazing wine. Dark color and intense bouquet of wild fruits, tobacco and celery. Dense, with still very striking tannins, very exuberant, sweet fruit extract, balanced by a fresh acidity, presenting itself with an almost endless end. It is an opulent wine, made to age and evolve in bottle Contains Sulfites.
Terra do Zambujeiro Magnum Red
An intense and pleasant bouquet reveals a fruity character, floral essence and spice notes. On the full-bodied, creamy palate, smooth, resting on a base of soft tannins. A sweet extract, a touch of minerality and a fresh acidity balance the wine. You are ready to drink but with a potential of at least 5 years. Contains Sulfites.
Terra do Zambujeiro Red
An intense and pleasant bouquet reveals a fruity character, floral essence and spice notes. On the full-bodied, creamy palate, smooth, resting on a base of soft tannins. A sweet extract, a touch of minerality and a fresh acidity balance the wine. You are ready to drink but with a potential of at least 5 years. Contains Sulfites.
