Where to taste Petit Verdot in Alentejo: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.

Petit Verdot estates in Alentejo

Adega de Borba ★ 4.3

DOC Alentejo (Borba sub-region)Aragonez, Trincadeira, Syrah, Alicante Bouschet, Castelao, Touriga Nacional, Cabernet Sauvignon, Touriga Franca, Alfrocheiro, Petit Verdot, Tinta Caiada, Arinto, Roupeiro, Rabo d'Ovelha, Fernao Pires, Antao Vaz2200 haFounded 1955Adega Cooperativa de Borba, grower owned cooperativeBorba

Grower cooperative founded in 1955 in the Borba sub-region, certifying DOC Alentejo wines from member farmed vineyards, with a tasting room, shop and restaurant.

Tasting: Guided winery visits Monday to Saturday at 11:00 and 15:00 with four tasting packages from 9.99 to 20.00 euros, plus a wine shop and an on site restaurant.

Signature wines: adega-de-borba-reserva-tinto, adega-de-borba-grande-reserva-tinto, adega-de-borba-vinhas-do-marmore-tinto, montes-claros-tinto, talhas-de-borba-tinto

Dona Maria, Julio Bastos ★ 4.4

Viognier, Petit Verdot, Touriga NacionalJulio BastosBorba

Estremoz estate at Quinta do Carmo owned by Julio Bastos, producing a ten wine Dona Maria range including Viognier, Petit Verdot and Touriga Nacional bottlings.

Tasting: Wine tastings through the producer's own site; ten labels including late harvest, white, red and rose lines.

Signature wines: Dona Maria Tinto, Dona Maria Amantis

Herdade do Peso ★ 4.3

DOC AlentejoAragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Syrah, Touriga Nacional, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Antao Vaz, Arinto, Chardonnay160.0 haSogrape (Guedes family)Winemaker Luis Cabral de AlmeidaVidigueira

Sogrape estate at Pedrogao in the Vidigueira sub-region, with 160 hectares of vineyard planted to Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Antao Vaz and Arinto.

Tasting: No public visitor programme is published for the estate; Sogrape lists its Portuguese wine tourism at Douro venues only.

Signature wines: Essencia do Peso, Sossego, Trinca Bolotas

Herdade do Rocim ★ 4.7

DOC Alentejo (Vidigueira sub-region)Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez, Trincadeira, Touriga Nacional, Syrah, Tannat, Petit Verdot, Antao Vaz, Arinto, Verdelho, Alvarinho70.0 haFounded 2000Vidigueira

Estate between Vidigueira and Cuba planted from 2000, with 70 hectares of vineyard, working clay talha fermentation alongside its Olho de Mocho range.

Tasting: Cellar door Tuesday to Saturday 11:00 to 18:00, Monday and Sunday by reservation, with talha and Olho de Mocho tastings, an amphora tour and pairing menus.

Signature wines: grande-rocim-tinto, olho-de-mocho-tinto, rocim-amphora-tinto, vinho-de-talha-tinto, bio-indigena-tinto

Quinta do Mouro ★ 4.5

Vinho Regional AlentejanoAragonez, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Touriga Nacional, TrincadeiraMiguel LouroEstremoz

A small, critically adored Estremoz estate run by Miguel Louro, prized by sommeliers for uncompromising, terroir-driven reds rather than any tourist-facing amenities.

Tip: Production is small and mostly allocated through specialist importers rather than a cellar-door shop; ask a good independent wine merchant instead.

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