Mariposa Encruzado Magnum White
The grapes were harvested manually for small boxes of 20kg, with selection in the vineyard. The grapes were again selected on the carpet of choice, cooled to the entrance of the cellar and immediately pressed. Part of the resulting wort was transferred to new French oak barrels, where it completed the fermentation and where it remained about 6 months. The rest of the wine, about 3/5, fermented and staged only in stainless steel. Citrus yellow color, floral aroma with light toasted notes and perception of granite. In the mouth it is unctuous with citric notes and a lively acidity. Ends long and vibrant.
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.
São Domingos Lopo de Freitas 2015 Red
Kompassus Private Collection Red
Harvest in the 3rd week of October, in dry and hot weather - 35ºC. Balanced maturing, vintage with two choices. Fermentation in open winemaking with 20% of stink and steps on foot. 22 months of stage in new and used barrels of 400 and 700 liters. Full and opulent, perfumed with spicy notes, clay, red and black fruit, very complex, austere and elegant. Powerful but with velvety texture, very fresh acidity, long, seductive, but always serious and reserved.
Contains Sulfites.
João Portugal Ramos Alvarinho Bruto White
The grapes were subjected to gentle pressing. After clarification by static decanting, the alcoholic fermentation occurred at about 15ºc, obtaining the base sparkling wine. 15% of the batch was fermented in French oak barrels of 3 and 4 years where it remained on the lees for 8 months. After tartaric stabilization of the base wine, the second bottle fermentation was then run. The bottle stage on the lees of the second fermentation was approximately 20 months. Contains sulfites.
Vinha d’Ervideira Vinho Licoroso Red
Mechanical and nocturnal harvest. After the arrival of the grapes to the Cellar these are sent to mills of pisa mecânia. After the start of alcoholic fermentation the must is enriched in wine spirit. Later this wine is aged in barrels vinified in Carvalho Francés for a minimum period of 2 years. Longevity of 20 years. From the Tinta Caiada grape variety we designed the first Vinha D'Ervideira Liqueur. It reveals itself with a seductive, appealing and engaging profile. Aromatically intense, referring us to expressions of blackcurrants, blackberries and violets. In the mouth it is dense, reveals firm tannins, minerality, with vibrant acidity. Contains sulfites.
Envelope Red
Envelope Red results from a blend with Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro, Tinta Roriz and Tinto Cão from vineyards aged 40, and fermented with 100% stalks. In the middle of the process, in order to avoid the astringency of the tannins, we interrupted the contact with the film. It aged for 12 months in 300 liter barrels and then remained in the bottle for another 8 months before leaving for the market. Clear and open in color. It shows a very fresh aroma, markedly mineral, with wild fruits, spices and notes of reduction. In the mouth it is fresh, with a well-marked acidity, very polished tannins and a long, deep and delicate finish. Contains Sulfites.
Quinta dos Roques Garrafeira Red
Wine of deep color, perfectly limpid, of fruity aroma of great elegance, remembering wild berries and the pine caruma, with notes of vanilla and chocolate conferred by the wood of oak. In the mouth it shows vigorous with the own astringency of the youth, foreshadowing a remarkable aging, thanks to the balance of alcohol, acidity, tannins and body. Contains Sulfites.
Quinta do Crasto Vintage 2015 Ruby
Quinta do Crasto Porto Vintage 2015 aged in Portuguese oak barrels, where it remained for about 2 years. It was bottled, without any bonding or filtration, being subject to creating a slight deposit during its aging in the bottle. The grapes, from Vinhas Velhas, were transported in food plastic boxes and subjected to a rigorous sorting at the entrance of the cellar. After a gentle crushing without destemming, they were sent to a traditional stone press where they were stepped on by men at regular intervals. Subsequently, wine spirit was added, thus stopping fermentation. Opaque color, excellent concentration and aromatic depth, where you can highlight the expressive notes of ripe wild fruits, fresh rockrose and mild spice. In the mouth it has an elegant beginning, progressively evolved into a wine of great volume and concentration, composed of fresh tannins with a firm and very compact texture. It finishes fresh, very long and elegant, with a notable aromatic explosion of very ripe wild fruits, in perfect harmony with rockrose notes. Everything in perfect balance, which provides a high potential for aging in the bottle. Contains sulfites.
Encontro 1 White
Total destemming, 48-hour skin maceration, gentle pneumatic pressing, natural static clarification and alcoholic fermentation at 15ºC. 50% of the wine made alcoholic fermentation in French oak barrels, followed by 6 months of betonnage. Intense citrus color with slight greenish tones. Complex and distinct aroma. Fruity, fresh, notorious mouth volume, elegant and harmonious. Contains sulfites.
Quinta do Cerrado Jaen Red
Teixuga White
This wine is straw yellow in color, with a high intensity aroma, revealing the aromatic complexity that is due to the particular conditions of aging and to the characteristics of the Encruzado grape variety. On the nose, the superior integration of aromas from French oak stands out where it aged. In the mouth, the attack is intense, voluminous, revealing a lively but very integrated acidity. The ending is long and memorable. Contains sulfites.
