A guide to Rabo de Ovelha worth seeking out, by region. We list the estates, how each region expresses the grape, and the bottles that show it best.

Rabo de Ovelha in Alentejo

Adega de Redondo ★ 4.0

Trincadeira, Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Castelao, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Syrah, Roupeiro, Fernao Pires, Antao Vaz, Rabo de Ovelha, Arinto, VerdelhoFounded 1956Cooperative owned by its 200 grower membersRedondo

Cooperative cellar in Redondo founded in 1956, grouping about 200 growers and making roughly twelve million litres a year, three quarters of it red.

Tasting: Visits and tastings in the tasting room Monday to Saturday 09:00 to 19:00, prior booking recommended.

Signature wines: Porta da Ravessa, Real Lavrador, Flos, AR Reserva, Albarrada

Estrada de Evora, 7170-999 Redondo, Portugal Book →

Cooperativa Agricola de Granja ★ 4.0

Moreto, Alfrocheiro, Aragonez, Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet, Roupeiro, Rabo de Ovelha, Perrum, Antao Vaz, Diagalves, ManteudoFounded 1951Cooperative owned by its member growersGranja-Amareleja

Cooperative founded in 1951 at Granja in the Granja-Amareleja sub-region, working ungrafted Moreto vines and running a small wine museum on site.

Tasting: Small wine museum and cellar open Monday to Friday 09:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 17:00, prior booking advised.

Signature wines: Granja Amareleja Tinto DOC, Granja Amareleja Tinto DOC Premium, Granja Amareleja Branco DOC

Baldio da Granja, 7240-011 Granja, Mourao, Portugal Book →

Herdade das Servas ★ 4.5

Touriga Nacional, Syrah, Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez, Trincadeira, Roupeiro, Antao Vaz, Rabo de Ovelha, Arinto220 haFounded 1667Luis and Carlos MiraBorba

Grape growing family estate near Estremoz tracing to at least 1667, now run by brothers Luis and Carlos Mira across 220 hectares of vines aged twenty to sixty years.

Tasting: Wine tastings and purchases at the estate, with an 80 seat restaurant on site.

Signature wines: Herdade das Servas Reserva, Herdade das Servas Colheita

Estrada Nacional 4, Km 136.4, 7100-600 Sao Bento do Ameixial, Estremoz, Portugal Book →

Sao Lourenco do Barrocal ★ 4.6

Vinho Regional AlentejanoRoupeiro, Arinto, Manteudo, Perrum, Rabo de Ovelha, Verdelho, Viognier, Marsanne, Touriga Nacional, Aragonez, Castelao, Alicante Bouschet, Syrah15.0 haFounded 1820Uva familyWinemaker Susana EstebanORGANIC CERTIFIEDReguengos

Monsaraz estate farmed by the same family since 1820, with 15 hectares of vineyard, a first organic certified harvest in 2021 and wines made by Susana Esteban.

Tasting: Tasting room daily 11:30 to 19:00, reservations advised, with vineyard walks, a blending workshop, a harvest experience and olive oil tastings.

Signature wines: barrocal-reserva-tinto, barrocal-reserva-branco, barrocal-rose, barrocal-white-amphorae, barrocal-talha

Sao Lourenco do Barrocal, 7200-177 Monsaraz, Portugal Book →

Sovibor, Sociedade de Vinhos de Borba ★ 4.2

Castelao, Trincadeira, Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Roupeiro, Rabo de Ovelha, Tamarez200 haFounded 1968Borba

Borba producer formed in 1968 from a merger of two small wine producers, farming 200 hectares of vines under the Sovibor and Valflor labels.

Tasting: Tastings bookable through the producer's own reservation system, alongside an online shop.

Signature wines: Sovibor Reserva, Mamore de Borba

Rua de Sao Bartolomeu, 46, 7150-162 Borba, Portugal

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Rabo de Ovelha in Dão

Casa Américo Quinta do Paço ★ 4.5

DOC DãoJaen, Tinta Amarela, Baga, Touriga Nacional, Fernão Pires, Bical, Rabo de OvelhaSerra da Estrela

Casa Américo's Gouveia property inside the Serra da Estrela natural park, and the source of the Vinha de Púcaros Touriga Nacional Resíduo Zero, which the producer states is the first Iberian wine made from grapes with no pesticide residues.

Tasting: Visits by prior booking at the Quinta do Paço vineyard inside the Serra da Estrela natural park.

Signature wines: Vinha de Púcaros

Quinta do Paço, Nespereira, 6290-208 Gouveia, Portugal Book →

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