Douro
The Douro Valley, Portugal’s historic heart of winemaking, captivates with its dramatic terraced vineyards and celebrated wines. Famous for Port wine and exceptional reds, the region’s steep slopes along the Douro River create a unique terroir influenced by a continental climate. Indigenous grape varieties like Touriga Nacional and Tinta Roriz thrive here, producing wines with bold character and age-worthy complexity. Recognized as the world’s first demarcated wine region, the Douro Valley exemplifies a blend of tradition and modernity.
Quinta de Tourais Tourónio Branco
Made from Viosinho, Rabigato, Gouveio and Esgana-Cão, a dry wine, fresh, nicely structured, and fruity aromas.
White dry flowers, green apple and tropical fruits, although it presents a sweet aroma, is quite dry.
Protótipo B1 Field Blend Branco
Produced in an area between Douro and Távora-Varosa, its a field blend, that contains a lot of the traditional Douro whites, like Malvasia Rei, Malvasia Fina, Sercial, Arinto, Viosinho, Códega do Larinho e Rabigato. They're co-fermented and unfiltered.
Concentrated color, and oxidative aromas, high acidity and fresh, well structured and long finish. Notes of ripe apple, bone fruit and honey.
Mateus Nicolau de Almeida Ermitas Amón de Kélia
Three diferent parcels, one grape. It combines three white wines, made exclusive out of Rabigato, all vinified in the same way, but from three different vineyards. From high-altitude vines, 500mt, schist and quartz soils. Foot-stomp of whole bunch, in granit lagar, spontaneous fermentation, and aging for 12 months in cement vessels.
Pale golden color, subtle floral notes, citrus and bone fruits. Dry mouth feel, balanced and salty/mineral finish.
Indício Garganta Funda
A light red, made from a field blend of old vines, including Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca e Tinta Roriz.
Natural and minimalistic aproach and unfiltered. Combines the traditional food-stomp in cement lagar, with the most part of the must, or fermentation and stage in stainless steel.
Violet/ruby color, stands out for the high acidity, freshness, red fruit notes, vegetal and earthy notes.
Protótipo B2 Chardonnay
100% Chardonnay, from high altitude vines, 700mt. indigenous yeasts, and unfiltered. a limited micro production, of 950 bottles.
Lively with fresh fruit, crisp acidity, nice tannins, cloudy, apple, citrus and floral notes, unlike many Chardonnays, very mineral.
Mateus Nicolau de Almeida Eremitas Antão do Deserto
100% Rabigato, high altitude vines, 350mt, in schist soils, hand harves ted, whole bunchfoot-stomp for three hours, in granit lagar. Spontaneous fermentation, and stage of 12 months, in cement vessels.
Fuller and fruity, delicate peach aromas, apricot, and white flowers, rich, well structured, balanced and mineral.
Indício Branco
Made from a field blend from old vines, with traditional Douro grapes, and traditional methods, in lagar, whole bunch, and foot-stomp. Spontaneous fermentation, in contact with its skins and must, unfiltered.
Combines citric freshness, with a vibrant acidity, high minerality, and tannic structure.
Grau Baumé UNDO Tinto
A traditional batch of red Douro grapes, like Tinta Barroca and Touriga Nacional, with a small batch of Viosinho for freshness and acidity.
Inspired by the Beaujolais style, ferments and ages in stainless steel, and litle skin contact. Bottled after natural decantation, unfiltered and with stabilization.
Bright ruby color, expressive aromas of black and red berries, jam, herbs and earthy notes. Medium body, lively acidity, fine tannins, and a persistent finish.
Rebuscado Maceração Carbónica
Young and vibrant red wine, made through carbonic maceration, unfiltered.
70% Touriga Nacional, 30% Touriga Franca, the grapes are set in a vat, without oxygen, for 10 days. Then, pressed, and concluding fermentation in stainless steel, were it ages for 3 months.
Bright ruby color, fresh red berries, and banana, delicate tannins, bright acidity, juicy and a very easy drinking wine.
Vila Rachel União faz a força 2024
This wine is a blend of white and red grapes. Made exclusively with native Portuguese grapes from organic and regenerative farming. Production of 1080 bottles. Fermentation is carried out by wild yeasts and the wine ages in amphorae for 10 months. It has not undergone any type of filtration to preserve the original elements of the wine. Light ruby color and its flavor reveals notes of dark wild berries, cocoa, spices and jam.
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Frey Grande Tinto 018
Pinot Tinto, Touriga and Rufete undergoing free fermentation of whole bunches in lagar with carbonic fermentation and gentle treading. From barrel to bottle. Elegant structure.
Rebuscado III Pipas 2020
Full bodied wine, with aging potential, unfiltered, from three diferent barrels.
100% Touriga Nacional, part of the grapes is totally de-stemmed, and foot-stomped, while the other part ferments with 30% with stems, for freshness and structure. After malolactic fermentation, stages for 9months, in used oak barrels.
Deep, concentrated ruby color, intense Violet aromas, black ripe fruits, balsamic notes, coffee and chocolate. Nice acidity, and prolonged finish.
Vila Rachel Do Enlevo 2023
This wine comes from a single vineyard called Obra, facing northeast and with an average altitude of 390 meters. It is a 50-year-old vineyard, planted in the old style, with dozens of different grape varieties.
Fermentation is carried out using wild yeasts, and the wine matures in amphorae for 8 months. It has not undergone any type of filtration to preserve the wine's original elements.
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Grau Baumé Viosinho Estágio Longo 2021
Elegant profile, marked by ripe fruit, with very good structure and complexity. Ripe grapes of mature vine (35 years, facing south) but with the fresh surroundings of wild fruits, fine tannins and beautiful acidity.
Protótipo T0 Tinto 2016
high altitude vines, of 700mt, with seven traditional Douro grapes, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Amarela, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca and Bastardo.
Whole bunch foot stomped in granite lagar, spontaneous fermentation, indigenous yeasts, no temperature control, after 2 to 3 months in stainless steel in malolactic fermentation, stages for 18 months in used oak barrels, and ages in bottle before coming out to the market.
Complex, ripe red fruit, spiced notes. polished tannins, and lively acidity, that brings in balance.
Mateus Nicolau de Almeida Trans Douro Express Baixo Corgo
Closer to Serra do Marão, is made from a field blend of old vines, in schist soils it ferments and stages for 8 month in cement vessels.
Presents a bright ruby color, expressive aromas of red and black fruits, flowers, pepper and mineral notes.
Light, elegant, vibrant with smooth tannins.