23 Barricas
4.3
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Named for the number of barrels selected for the blend, this is Herdade dos Grous' top red, more concentrated and oak-driven than the estate range.
Cuvées
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
The cooperative's top red, made only in strong vintages from selected Borba parcels, with more concentration and oak than the standard Reserva.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
The cooperative's reserve-tier red from the Borba sub-region, an Aragonez, Trincadeira and Cabernet Sauvignon blend from member-grown vineyards.
BLOG Tinto
4.0
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Tiago Cabaço's flagship red from Quinta da Berlica, a Syrah, Touriga Nacional and Alicante Bouschet blend.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
The flagship red of this Monsaraz estate farmed by the same family since 1820, made by winemaker Susana Esteban from Touriga Nacional, Aragonez and Castelão.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
The flagship red of the Fundação Eugénio de Almeida's Cartuxa estate, a structured Aragonez, Trincadeira and Tinta Caiada blend from vineyards outside Évora.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity
The cooperative's flagship red from the high-altitude Portalegre sub-region, an Aragonez, Trincadeira and Alicante Bouschet blend with the fresher, more acid-driven profile typical of Serra de São Mamede vineyards.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Described by the estate as the second generation of its Reserve Cuvée, drawn from granite and limestone parcels for a structured, Syrah-forward red.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
A selected-lot top tier from Herdade dos Cotéis, more concentrated than the standard Reserva, blending Aragonez and Alicante Bouschet.
Dona Maria Tinto
4.3
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Julio Bastos' flagship red from Quinta do Carmo, a Touriga Nacional and Petit Verdot blend showing the estate's structured, international-leaning style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Esporão's flagship red blend, built around Aragonez and Trincadeira with Cabernet Sauvignon and Alicante Bouschet for structure; ripe dark fruit and firm, cellar-worthy tannins in the house style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
A single-varietal expression of Touriga Nacional grown on the Reguengos estate, showing the grape's characteristic violet aromatics over a firm, full-bodied frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Sogrape's top red from the Pedrogao estate in the Vidigueira sub-region, an Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet and Cabernet Sauvignon blend made under winemaker Luis Cabral de Almeida.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Fernando Soares' flagship red from granite soils near Portalegre, a Trincadeira, Aragonez and Alicante Bouschet blend.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
The Reynolds family's flagship red from their Arronches estate on the Serra de São Mamede slopes, planted with Alicante Bouschet since the 1850s.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Rocim's top-tier red, an Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez and Touriga Nacional blend from the Cuba-Vidigueira estate, built for structure and ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Casa Relvas' flagship red under the Herdade São Miguel label, an Aragonez, Cabernet Sauvignon and Alicante Bouschet blend from the family's Évora estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
The Mira brothers' flagship red from vines twenty to sixty years old near Estremoz, a Touriga Nacional, Syrah and Alicante Bouschet blend.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Herdade do Freixo's flagship red, made in the estate's distinctive forty-metre-deep underground winery near Redondo.
Incógnito
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Cortes de Cima's flagship single-varietal Syrah, now in its 17th edition, showing the estate's warm-climate ripeness with peppery spice and dark fruit depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
A reserve-tier red named for a member of the Reynolds family, more concentrated than the flagship Glória Reynolds bottling.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
The Soares family's flagship red, named for the women (Marias) of the family, an Aragonez, Touriga Nacional and Syrah blend built for structure and ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
João Portugal Ramos' flagship red from the Vila Santa estate, an Aragonez, Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet and Cabernet Sauvignon blend with ripe, structured dark fruit.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
An old-vines selection from the Marquês de Borba range, sourced from parcels of low-yielding, decades-old field-blend vines for extra concentration.
Mouchão
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Intense garnet colour with aromas of spicy black fruit, plum jam and ripe olives over a stemmy, minty hallmark; the estate's benchmark long-cellared red from the Carrapetos and Dourada vineyards.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
A rare single-tonel selection of the Mouchão blend, released only in exceptional years, with the estate's spicy dark fruit and firm structure intensified by extra time in cask.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Named for the little owl (olho de mocho) found on the estate, this mid-tier red blends Aragonez, Trincadeira and Alicante Bouschet for a structured, food-friendly style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
The estate's top red, blending Touriga Nacional with Touriga Franca and Tinta Barroca and holding it two years in French oak; a limited release of around 3,000 bottles.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
A single-varietal Touriga Nacional from Dorina Lindemann's Montemor-o-Novo estate, which specialises in monovarietal Touriga bottlings.
Procura Tinto
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Susana Esteban's flagship red from old Serra de São Mamede vines at Alegrete, built around Alicante Bouschet for structure and depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Powerful aromas of perfectly ripe red and black fruit, subtle spice notes, a slight touch of forest and a distinct vegetal freshness; concentrated on the palate, with structure and good volume, luscious and glycerine-rich, velvety texture with well-balanced tannins and acidity, well-integrated oak and a long, sophisticated finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
The estate's standard-label red, sitting below the Rótulo Dourado tier but sharing its structured, concentrated house style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Made using gravity rather than pumps, this Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet and Syrah blend is Quinta do Quetzal's flagship red from its schist-slope vineyard.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Ravasqueira's top-tier Heritage bottling, a Touriga Nacional, Cabernet Sauvignon and Aragonez blend built for extended ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
A single-vineyard red from the Ravasqueira estate at Arraiolos, blending Touriga Nacional, Alicante Bouschet and Syrah under winemaker David Baverstock.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
CARMIM's top-tier Garrafeira, released only in strong vintages from selected member-grower parcels, with more concentration and oak than the standard DOC range.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Adega Mayor's top red, named for the estate's founder, a Touriga Nacional, Aragonez and Cabernet Sauvignon blend built for structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Ribafreixo's flagship red from a Vidigueira property consolidated from 28 abandoned plots, an Aragonez and Alicante Bouschet blend.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
The flagship red of the Vila Galé-owned Casa de Santa Vitória estate near Moura, an Aragonez, Syrah and Touriga Nacional blend.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Part of Adega Mayor's Solista (soloist) single-varietal series, this Touriga Nacional shows the grape's violet aromatics on Campo Maior's soils under winemaker Paulo Laureano.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Sovibor's flagship red, an Aragonez, Trincadeira and Alicante Bouschet blend from this Borba producer formed in a 1968 merger.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Tapada de Coelheiros' top-tier Garrafeira, a Cabernet Sauvignon and Aragonez blend from the Leonilde vineyard aged 18 months in French oak; deep ruby with black pepper and ripe forest fruit, structured and long.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
The core red of this biodynamically farmed estate near Igrejinha, an Aragonez, Trincadeira and Cabernet Sauvignon blend from granitic soils.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity
Old-vines flagship from parcels planted in 1901 and 1903 on the Serra de São Mamede slopes, among the oldest continuously farmed vines in the Portalegre sub-region.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
A varietal pairing of Alicante Bouschet with the rarer Tinta Miúda, made using the estate's marble lagares.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
The flagship red of this Monforte wine hotel, made with marble lagares for foot treading and a Touriga Nacional, Aragonez and Alicante Bouschet blend.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
A single-varietal Touriga Nacional from the estate's Albernoa vineyards, part of Malhadinha's series of monovarietal bottlings.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
Named for a three-amphora blend, this Howard's Folly red combines Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez and Touriga Nacional under winemaker David Baverstock.
Uma
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity
A single-vintage selection from Cortes de Cima's oldest vines, 70 years old at planting, made only when the fruit merits a standalone bottling.