A 100% Alicante Branco, unique in Portugal, is a test of a grape variety exclusive to Portugal, it is the only one in the world. This wine tests the potential of one of the oldest grape varieties of the Alentejo encepamento with the modernization of viticulture almost disappeared.

Queen variety of Portuguese grapes, Touriga Nacional is known for its floral identity. A fragile identity that will be lost with time, aging and contact with barrels. This essay shows the pure Touriga, in a rare version, aged only 3 months in vat, so that it clarifies in a natural way. The grapes are from schist soils and the fermentation occurred spontaneously. Does the Touriga go naked? Yes!...

After the first gentle pressing, grapes still have 10-15% of juice on them. We have grabbed those grapes, and let it macerate for 7 days. Then we repress it to take this new concentrated juice out. This juice was spontaneously fermented. The result is disconcerting, undisciplined, disruptive, disturbing ... in a very delicious way. It’s not a movie, it’s a wine. It’s our “Clockwork Orange”, as...

All our grapes come from the highest quality vineyards in the Alentejo region, in the south of Portugal. The vineyards, of integrated production, are cultivated in very poor soils of schist or granitic origin, naturally giving rise to very concentrated grapes. The aromatic profile is further enhanced by the cultural practices of defoliation, topping and weeding of green bunches. Very...

The grapes come from two vineyards: Vinha da Nora (40%) is 35-37 years old, in organic production since 2015, field blend of Roupeiro, Rabo de Ovelha, Arinto, Tamarez, Alicante Branco and Antao Vaz; from Vinha de Vale do Cepo (60%), 51 years old and certified as integrated production, the varieties are Roupeiro (syn. Síria), Alicante Branco (syn. Boal de Alicante), and Tamares (syn. Trincadeira...

Production follows a protocol of sustainable agriculture and yield is controlled and quality improved by hard pruning, removal of secondary shoots, and bunch thinning. At optimum maturity the grapes are handpicked in small boxes permitting the quality-control steps of bunch selection in the vineyard and on the sorting table. Grapes develop and mature in the hot and dry Mediterranean climate...