Herdade do Mouchao ★ 4.4
A remote, family-run Alicante Bouschet pioneer near Sousel, appointment-only and largely unchanged since the Reynolds family rebuilt it after the 1974 Revolution.
Tip: Call ahead. Mouchao does not run a drop-in tasting room, and the reward for the appointment is a cellar that has been in continuous use since 1901.