Aragonez, Touriga Nacional, Syrah, Touriga Franca, Antao Vaz, Verdelho, Arinto80 haFounded 1998Soares familyAlbernoa
Soares family Relais and Chateaux estate at Albernoa founded in 1998, farming 80 hectares for the Marias da Malhadinha and Monte da Peceguina wines.
Tasting: Guided estate and winery tours with tiered tastings and themed evening sessions, Monday to Saturday; hotel guests only on Sunday.
Signature wines: marias-da-malhadinha, monte-da-peceguina, malhadinha-brut-natural-rose
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
Herdade do Carvalhal ★ 3.9
Trincadeira, Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet52.0 haFounded 1999Fernando SoaresWinemaker Fernando SoaresPortalegre
Fifty two hectare estate at Urra near Portalegre, planted from 1999 by Fernando Soares to Trincadeira, Aragonez and Alicante Bouschet on granite soils.
Tasting: No published visitor programme; the estate sells through the Glano Wine Growers company and its northern distribution base.
Signature wines: Fonte Seca Escolha, Fonte Seca Reserva, Lysias
300 haFounded 1808Redondo
Redondo estate dating to 1808, built around a distinctive underground winery forty metres deep across some 300 hectares of vine and farmland.
Tasting: Guided tours and tastings booked through the estate's own enoturismo portal.
Signature wines: Herdade do Freixo Reserva, Herdade do Freixo Colheita
Alicante Bouschet, Trincadeira, Aragonez, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Syrah, Antao Vaz, Arinto, Verdelho45 haFounded 1901Reynolds familySousel
Reynolds family estate near Casa Branca whose 1901 winery still makes Alicante Bouschet led reds, including the long cellar aged Mouchao Tonel No 3-4.
Tasting: Tastings and guided visits for small groups by appointment in Portuguese, Spanish and English, Monday to Friday.
Signature wines: mouchao, mouchao-tonel-3-4, ponte-mouchao
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