Catarina Red
50% of wine passes through Madeira de Carvalho francês, for a period of more than 6 months. Very deep, very rich and concentrated aromas. Notes of vermilion fruits combined with toasted nuances and baked berries are integrated on a firm and elegant structure. Complex and long, with aging potential. Count me sulfites.
Bacalhôa Alicante Bouschet Red
Bacalhôa Syrah Red
Bacalhôa Touriga Nacional Red
This wine has a deep violet color, and an aromatic intensity that is absolutely characteristic of the variety, with notes of violets and very ripe wild berries, but revealing a well-marked olfactory freshness. In the mouth it is very pleasant being in perfect harmony with the aromas felt. Freshness, body, elegance and persistence. It is a Dão wine with Dão identity. Contains sulfites.
Quinta de Chocapalha Guarita Red
Sidónio de Sousa Reserva Red
Crushing with destemming and cooling of the grapes in the winery in small open wineries (a tank in which the grapes are squeezed, reducing them to liquid). Where the skin maceration begins and later the fermentation, without addition of enzymes and yeasts. The step is done manually with wood masses to increase a greater extraction of the vinous characteristics of the Baga variety.
Contains Sulfites.
Filipa Pato Nossa Missão Red
Missão, is a small centennial vineyard of 0.57 hectares with pre-phylloxeric vines of over 100 years. Production is limited to only 500 bottles and 30 magnums. It is located on a gentle slope with east orientation, the soil is of limestone origin from the Lower Jurassic era, with reddish clay. The cultivation and harvesting are totally manual and the sorting of the grapes is done in the vineyard itself. A part of the grapes are destemmed, and the percentage of whole grapes depends on the conditions of each harvest. Fermentation takes place slowly for about 3 weeks, with indigenous yeasts, the flow is smooth and long. After alcoholic fermentation, the wine drains by gravity and the masses are pressed. The whole fills only a traditional 500 liter kite where it stays for 18 months in our basement. The "Missão" is a remarkable wine for its pure expression of Berry. While young, the aromas resemble violet and strawberry. After 7-9 years, the aromas become more complex with a lot of energy and concentration. The tannins, although very alive, are soft, lively acidity, long finish, irreverent and elegant. It is a wine with long aging potential. Contains Sulfites.
Filipa Pato Dinamica Red
Quinta das Marias Touriga Nacional Reserva Especial Red
Bota Velha Vinhas Antigas Magnum Red
Transport in a box, partial destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation conducted below 25ºC, followed by 26 days in contact with the skins, malolactic fermentation carried out naturally, natural clarification. Ruby color, very intense aroma of forest fruits. In the mouth it shows structure, density, freshness and elegance. Very long and persistent finish. Contains sulfites.
Mob Alfrocheiro Red
Mob Lote 3 Red
It comes from the three vineyards located Gouveia and Seia. It was vinified in stainless steel tanks, with soft extractions. It aged for 12 months in used oak barrels of 225 liters. This Lot 3 seeks to be an old Dão with a modern approach. It has a lightly laden color, is little alcoholic, fresh and easy to drink like the wines of the past but has the aromatic beauty, the intensity of fruit in the mouth and the balance provided by the current viticulture and winemaking. Contains Sulfites.
Álvaro de Castro Reserva Red
Álvaro de Castro Red
From the Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro, Tinta Roriz and Jaen grapes we have prepared this lot. Fermented in stainless steel, the temperature controlled, following 12 months of stage in used French oak barrels. Intense and fine aroma with notes of ripe fruit and forest. Tannins well-married, long finish, elegant and appealing. Contains Sulfites.
Quinta da Pellada 49 Red
For Quinta da Pellada, mainly the field blend grapes of the old vineyard, but also the varieties Touriga Nacional and Tinta Roriz, where the intense fruit and freshness from the grapes of the farm that give the name to this wine is discovered. It has the most heterogeneous soils - all granite as a base - and the most limited mixture (Touriga Nacional and Alfrocheiro). It was aged in well-used French barrels for 28 months. Quinta da Pellada 49 has an intense garnet color. Bergamot, orange peel and aromas of wildflowers. In the mouth spices, cocoa and vanilla. Expressive, elegant and with generous tannins. Very gastronomic. Contains Sulfites.
Quinta da Pellada Casa Red
Quinta da Pellada Casa has aged in French barrels of eight years for about 28 months. This wine is another of the lessons of the winery in the terroir of this issue: this portion of Pellada is the "most exposed" of the three and has a more compact soil with some clay besides granite, the intense presence of pink / white quartz and the one that has more hours of sunshine per day. Intense grená color, consisting of bergamot in tea, violet in orange peel and fruits with cocoa and vanilla. Very expressive, elegant and generous tannins. Contains Sulfites.
Quinta da Pellada Alto Red
The Quinta da Pellada Alto was aged for 28 months in French oak use room. This is one of a trio of wines, this issue that owner Álvaro Castro has issued with old style labels as an exercise in terroir. This is a field mix of the highest plot (although in less than 10 meters - the differences are more in the soil); The House is the "most exposed" corner, with a different kind of soil; and the "49" is the middle pack. Its elegance makes it look lighter, but it is much more concentrated than the first taste would suggest. It has excellent fineness of the middle palate, full of flavor, well rolled and beautifully constructed.
Contains Sulfites.
Quinta da Pellada Tounot Red
Quinta da Pellada Muleta Red
The 2015 wine year in Dão was marked by drier winter than the previous year and the rain that fell in early spring allowed some soil water reserves to support the plant during the dry spring and summer months. an early year in July, the vineyard was already in the painter phase, with the harvest beginning one week earlier than the previous year. The wine Quinta da Pellada Muleta is the result of the effort to conserve the genetic heritage that exists in the Dão region. Fermentation in mill, stage in barrels 225l with 10 years and bottled in May 2017 by gravity without filter. Minilismalist intervention to conserve the characteristics of the vineyard. Ruby color of good concentration. The aroma is very elegant, slightly floral, with notes of wild fruit and some menthol. In the mouth, it is alive, and with acidity. Fresh fruit and spicy flavors are involved in a refreshing mineral profile. It presents a good volume of mouth, without being heavy, offering a perfumed, long and very balanced finish. Contains Sulfites.
Quinta da Pellada Dente D`Ouro Red
"With grapes buying small parcels I make 1/2 barrels of wine and one of these wines is called the Golden Tooth, because the woman who sold me has a golden tooth." Quinta da Pellada Dente D'Ouro spent 16 months in used French oak barrels. The wine is composed of several native grape varieties, mainly Jaen and Baga. The grapes come from a very old vineyard with vineyards, which are between 80 and 100 years old. It is very important for Alvaro Castro to show that it is indeed possible to revive the tradition of blends of native fields and vines in his Dao area. The wine shines with ruby red with violet nuances. It shows a beautiful fresh and mineral scent, thin and incredibly complex, with notes of blackberry and plum. On the palate, a medium concentration, blueberry aromas, notes of spices and some earthy notes, plus unlikely silky tannins, absolutely attractive. A light red wine, elegant and very fresh, juicy, with mineral notes and berries, at a long, deep and very thin finish. Wonderfully multi-layered and with elegant precision. Simply sublime! Contains Sulfites.
Quinta da Pellada Baga Red
Quinta da Pellada Pinot Noir Red
Suserano Reserva Red
After harvest, the grapes are collected in the cellar and sent to the cold rooms, where the temperature is controlled up to 10oC for 12 hours. The bunches are then stalked and the grapes broken. Partially fermented in frustoconical stainless steel tanks and French oak vats. After the alcoholic and malolactic fermentation, the stage partially runs for 7 months in French oak barrels of the Seguin Moreau brand (medium - fine grain), until bottling. The bottle stage occurs for at least 12 months. Contains Sulfites.
Poças Fora da Série Vinho da Roga Red
Poças Reserva Magnum Red
Valpaços Red
Lacrau Garrafeira Red
Secret Spot Red
Lacrau Superior Red
Manual harvest. Manual choice of curls. Destemming followed by crushing. Fermentation in mill with foot treading and fermentation in stainless steel vats with post-fermentation maceration. Aging in oak casks between 14 to 18 months. Several plots of old vines, where more than 20 different varieties can be identified in some. Vineyards over 50 years old. Wine with good depth and aromatic complexity. Excellent integration of barrel notes. Good structure, firm but silky tannins. Very long. Garnet color with good intensity and depth. Aroma: Complex and deep, reminiscent of ripe red and black fruits surrounded by spicy notes that give it elegance. On the palate it has soft tannins involved by the fruit. Good aroma in the mouth. Excellent structure. Very long finish. Contains sulfites.
Lacrau Reserva Red
Lacrau Field Blend Red
Manual harvest. Manual choice of curls. Destemming followed by crushing. Co-fermentation of the grape varieties in stainless steel vats with moderate temperature control and manual pumping over. Stage in stainless steel vat. Ruby color with good intensity. Young, intense aroma reminiscent of ripe red fruits. Dry palate, balanced acidity, good aroma in the mouth. Very soft tannins that give it a silky finish. Contains sulfites.
