Arco D’Aguieira Red
Fermentation and maceration in stainless steel vats and, for a small part in mill. Post fermentation with hot maceration for 2 to 3 weeks at a controlled temperature of 32ºC. Aged in French oak barrels for 1 year. With an intense garnet color and ripe tannins, this wine is powerful and deeply fruity. The concentrated aromas of wild fruits and the subtle notes of wood, due to its aging, make this wine complex and rich. It is balanced, full-bodied, with a persistent finish. Contains sulfites.
Arco D’Aguieira White
Gentle pressing of the grapes and fermentation at controlled temperature. The Maria Gomes variety ages in stainless steel vats for 9 months. The remaining varieties are aged in French oak barrels of the second year for 9 months, with weekly batching. Clear and straw yellow in color, this wine is deeply aromatic. The citrus aromas and notes of tropical fruit can be distinguished. An elegant acidity enhances the velvety texture of this wine, making it fresh, mineral and intense, with a long and lasting finish. Contains sulfites.
Poeirinho Garrafeira Red
It comes from several plots of old vines, some of which are centenary. Part of the wine was vinified in an open press, and another part in stainless steel vats, where it fermented and macerated for 4 weeks. The malolactic occurred in used 2500L vats, where it aged for 48 months. It was bottled without filtration. Shows a violet-toned color. Nose of enormous complexity, very expressive in the notes of red fruits, some spices and with a very fresh floral side. The purity of aromas and its enormous freshness are impressive. The limestone terroir vibrates in the aroma and enhances the elegance and finesse of the Baga variety. In the mouth, it is very fine, complex and extremely precise. Very polished and with excellent acidity, it shows very delicate tannins. Full of character, this Garrafeira has a fantastic balance. Refreshing but very long and thin aftertaste, it grows as you taste it. Elegant yet deep, Garrafeira will age very well in the bottle. Contains sulfites.
Aequinoctium Veranum Grande Reserva White
Quinta do Ortigão 4 Dezasseis Grande Reserva White
Sidónio de Sousa Reserva White
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.
Sidónio de Sousa Brut Nature White
The grapes are unloaded into the membrane press, where they are crushed and the must is extracted. The must is cooled, decanted and transferred to a stainless steel tank where it will undergo fermentation, with temperature control. After fermentation, the wine naturally settles in the tank, being cleaned at the end of the year, when it is prepared to carry out the bottling of sparkling wine, with free yeasts. The bottles of sparkling wine go to the cellar to carry out the fermentation in the bottle at a controlled temperature and in the absence of light. After fermentation, the bottles are kept in the cellar, where they are staged until regrinding and degorgement are carried out without the addition of sugar, at which point the product is ready for commercialization. Young, slightly golden in color, fruity with an elegant aroma, very fine and velvety bubble that melts in the mouth, with a present acidity that gives it a good presence in the mouth, in a creamy, fresh and balanced set. Contains sulfites.
Sidónio de Sousa Brut Nature Rose
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.