Old vines in Alentejo

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity

Made from old, rarely bottled Alentejo varieties (castas antigas) with skin contact in clay, giving an orange-wine texture unusual for the region.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity

A minimal-intervention red from century-old bush vines on the Serra de São Mamede slopes, farmed organically and biodynamically without synthetic chemicals.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity

A minimal-intervention white made from ancestral Alentejo varieties Arinto, Perrum and Folgazão, with brief skin contact for texture.

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 · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

A Moreto-led red from ungrafted old vines around Granja and Amareleja, in the hottest, driest corner of the Alentejo.

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 · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity

The father-and-son Honrado family's core talha red, made in their museum winery cellar of Roman-rooted clay amphorae in Vila de Frades.

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.

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 · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Named for the Brazilian emigrants (Paulistas) who returned to build grand houses near Évora, this field-blend red draws on rare Alentejo varieties including Grand Noir.

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 · Light-bodied · High acidity

A fresh, organically farmed white from old bush vines, made with minimal intervention on the cooler Portalegre slopes.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity

An old-vines white from the same historic 1901/1903 parcels as the estate's red, blending Fernão Pires, Arinto and the rare Alva grape.

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 · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity

A single-varietal bottling of Tinta Carvalha, another rare Alentejo red grape Fitapreta works to preserve from old field-blend vineyards.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

A single-varietal Castelão, a grape more associated with Setúbal and Ribatejo, grown on Fitapreta's old Alentejo vines for a juicy, savoury red.

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.