Cuvées

A Touriga Vai Nua

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity

FitapretaAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

The name translates to 'the Touriga goes naked': a deliberately unoaked single-varietal Touriga Nacional meant to show the grape's aromatics without wood influence.

Adega de Borba Reserva Tinto

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Adega de BorbaAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

The cooperative's reserve-tier red from the Borba sub-region, an Aragonez, Trincadeira and Cabernet Sauvignon blend from member-grown vineyards.

Aldeia Branco

3.8

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity

Howard's FollyAlentejo€€€€€Still White

Meaning 'village', Aldeia Branco is Howard's Folly's easy-drinking white, unoaked Arinto and Antão Vaz.

BLOG Tinto

4.0

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Tiago Cabaco WineryAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Tiago Cabaço's flagship red from Quinta da Berlica, a Syrah, Touriga Nacional and Alicante Bouschet blend.

Bio Indígena Tinto

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Herdade do RocimAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Rocim's organic-farmed, indigenous-varieties red, made with minimal intervention from Aragonez, Trincadeira and Alicante Bouschet.

Caiado Tinto

3.8

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Adega MayorAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Adega Mayor's entry-tier red, named for the whitewashed (caiado) Alentejo farmhouse style, an easy Aragonez and Trincadeira blend.

Carlos Reynolds Tinto

3.9

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Reynolds Wine GrowersAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

A more accessible everyday red from the Reynolds family, named for another family member, blending Trincadeira and Aragonez.

Chaminé Branco

3.9

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity

Cortes de CimaAlentejo€€€€€Still White

Described by the estate as a manifesto of the coastal Alentejo terroir in its purest, most elegant form: a fresh, direct white built for early drinking.

Chaminé Tinto

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Cortes de CimaAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Described by the estate as a timeless classic, a blend of freshness and elegance for a new Alentejo; Cortes de Cima's everyday red.

Conventual Branco

3.9

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity

Adega de PortalegreAlentejo€€€€€Still White

A fresh, high-acid white from Portalegre's cooler, higher-altitude vineyards, blending Arinto, Fernão Pires and Antão Vaz.

Conventual Reserva Tinto

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity

Adega de PortalegreAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

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.

Cotéis Grande Escolha Tinto

3.9

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Herdade dos CoteisAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

A selected-lot top tier from Herdade dos Cotéis, more concentrated than the standard Reserva, blending Aragonez and Alicante Bouschet.

Do Tareco Tinto

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity

XXVI TalhasAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

A talha red from XXVI Talhas' revival project at Vila Alva, made in one of the twenty-six antique clay and cement vessels the project works with.

Dom Rafael Branco

3.7

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity

Herdade do MouchãoAlentejo€€€€€Still White

A light, crisp Roupeiro and Arinto blend made for everyday drinking, without oak contact.

Dom Rafael Tinto

3.8

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Herdade do MouchãoAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Mouchão's entry-level red, a Trincadeira and Aragonez blend made for immediate, everyday drinking.

Dona Maria Tinto

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Dona Maria, Julio BastosAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Julio Bastos' flagship red from Quinta do Carmo, a Touriga Nacional and Petit Verdot blend showing the estate's structured, international-leaning style.

EA Tinto

3.9

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Adega CartuxaAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Cartuxa's everyday second label, named for the Fundação Eugénio de Almeida's initials, an approachable Aragonez and Trincadeira blend.

Encruzado Branco

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity

Tiago Cabaco WineryAlentejo€€€€€Still White

A single-varietal Encruzado, a grape more associated with the Dão, grown by Tiago Cabaço at Quinta da Berlica in Estremoz.

Esporão Colheita Tinto

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Herdade do EsporãoAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Esporão's everyday red, an Aragonez, Trincadeira and Syrah blend built for immediate, fruit-forward drinking.

Farrapo Branco

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity

Geracoes da TalhaAlentejo€€€€€Still White

A talha white from Antão Vaz and Roupeiro, showing the textured, savoury character of amphora fermentation.

Fonte Seca Reserva Tinto

4.0

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Herdade do CarvalhalAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Fernando Soares' flagship red from granite soils near Portalegre, a Trincadeira, Aragonez and Alicante Bouschet blend.

Fresh from Amphora Tinto

3.9

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity

Herdade do RocimAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

A youthful, early-release talha wine meant to be drunk soon after bottling, showing the fresh, juicy side of the amphora method rather than its savoury, aged register.

Glória Reynolds Tinto

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Reynolds Wine GrowersAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

The Reynolds family's flagship red from their Arronches estate on the Serra de São Mamede slopes, planted with Alicante Bouschet since the 1850s.

Granja Amareleja Branco DOC

3.6

Dry · Light-bodied · Medium acidity

Cooperativa Agricola de GranjaAlentejo€€€€€Still White

A simple, unoaked Roupeiro and Perrum white from the cooperative's member growers in Granja-Amareleja.

Granja Amareleja Tinto DOC

3.9

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Cooperativa Agricola de GranjaAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

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

Herdade São Miguel Colheita Branco

3.8

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity

Casa Relvas, Herdade Sao MiguelAlentejo€€€€€Still White

The estate's annual-harvest white, unoaked Antão Vaz and Roupeiro for easy, early drinking.

Herdade São Miguel Reserva Tinto

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Casa Relvas, Herdade Sao MiguelAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Casa Relvas' flagship red under the Herdade São Miguel label, an Aragonez, Cabernet Sauvignon and Alicante Bouschet blend from the family's Évora estate.

Herdade das Servas Reserva Branco

3.8

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity

Herdade das ServasAlentejo€€€€€Still White

A barrel-fermented Arinto, Verdelho and Alvarinho blend with peach, lime and citrus notes and toasted-oak character from 9 months in French oak.

Herdade das Servas Reserva Tinto

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Herdade das ServasAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

The Mira brothers' flagship red from vines twenty to sixty years old near Estremoz, a Touriga Nacional, Syrah and Alicante Bouschet blend.

Herdade do Freixo Reserva Tinto

4.1

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Herdade do FreixoAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Herdade do Freixo's flagship red, made in the estate's distinctive forty-metre-deep underground winery near Redondo.

Herdade dos Cotéis Reserva Tinto

3.8

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Herdade dos CoteisAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

The flagship red of this Moura farm, an Aragonez and Trincadeira blend from vines worked alongside olive groves on the Guadiana's left bank.

Herdade dos Grous Branco

3.9

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity

Herdade dos GrousAlentejo€€€€€Still White

An unoaked Antão Vaz and Arinto white from the Albernoa estate, made for easy drinking alongside the estate's hotel restaurant.

Herdade dos Grous Tinto

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Herdade dos GrousAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

The Pohl family's core red from their Albernoa hotel-and-vineyard estate, a Syrah and Touriga Nacional blend.

Honrado Talha Tinto

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity

Honrado Vinho de Talha ArtesanalAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

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.

Mamore de Borba Tinto

3.8

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

SoviborAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Sovibor's second label, an approachable Castelão and Trincadeira blend for everyday drinking.

Millennial Branco

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity

Talha de FradesAlentejo€€€€€Still White

A natural, minimal-intervention talha white from owner-winemaker Alexandre Frade's Vila de Frades cellar.

Monte Mayor Reserva Tinto

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Adega MayorAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

A second-tier red from Adega Mayor, blending Aragonez and Touriga Nacional for an approachable, mid-weight style.

Monte Velho Tinto

3.9

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Herdade do EsporãoAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Esporão's high-volume second label, an easy-drinking Aragonez, Trincadeira and Cabernet Sauvignon blend for weeknight pours.

Monte da Peceguina Branco

3.9

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity

Herdade da Malhadinha NovaAlentejo€€€€€Still White

A fresh, unoaked Antão Vaz and Roupeiro blend, the entry-tier white from Malhadinha Nova.

Monte da Peceguina Rosé

3.9

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity

Herdade da Malhadinha NovaAlentejo€€€€€Still Rose

A pale, crisp rosé made by direct pressing of Aragonez and Touriga Nacional for a fresh, summer style.

Monte da Peceguina Tinto

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Herdade da Malhadinha NovaAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

The estate's second red label, an approachable Aragonez, Syrah and Touriga Nacional blend for earlier drinking than the flagship Marias.

Moreto

3.9

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity

FitapretaAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

A rare single-varietal bottling of Moreto, a light-skinned, low-tannin red grape traditionally used for early-drinking wines in the eastern Alentejo.

Natalha Tinto

3.9

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity

Geracoes da TalhaAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

A youthful, early-release talha red from Geracoes da Talha, meant for drinking soon after bottling.

Palpite Branco

4.0

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity

FitapretaAlentejo€€€€€Still White

The white counterpart to Palpite Tinto, an Arinto and Perrum blend made fresh and unoaked from old Évora-area vines.

Palpite Tinto

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

FitapretaAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Fitapreta's everyday red, meaning 'hunch' in Portuguese, a juicy Aragonez, Trincadeira and Alicante Bouschet blend from old vines around Évora.

Pera-Grave Branco

3.8

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity

Pera-GraveAlentejo€€€€€Still White

An unoaked Antão Vaz and Arinto white made for early drinking at the Peramanca estate.

Pera-Grave Reserva Tinto

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Pera-GraveAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

The flagship red of this seventeenth-century manor house estate on Évora's granitic soils, an Aragonez and Trincadeira blend.

Plansel Touriga Nacional

4.1

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Quinta da PlanselAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

A single-varietal Touriga Nacional from Dorina Lindemann's Montemor-o-Novo estate, which specialises in monovarietal Touriga bottlings.

Porta da Ravessa Tinto

3.9

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Adega de RedondoAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

The Redondo cooperative's widely distributed everyday red, a Trincadeira, Aragonez and Castelão blend built for immediate drinking.

Quinta do Quetzal Antão Vaz

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity

Quinta do QuetzalAlentejo€€€€€Still White

A single-varietal Antão Vaz from Quinta do Quetzal's gravity-fed winery, part barrel-fermented for texture.

Quinta do Quetzal Tinto

4.1

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Quinta do QuetzalAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

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.

Ravasqueira Vinha das Romãs Branco

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity

Monte da RavasqueiraAlentejo€€€€€Still White

The white counterpart to Vinha das Romãs, blending Antão Vaz, Arinto and Viognier from the Arraiolos estate's varied plantings.

Ravasqueira Vinha das Romãs Tinto

4.2

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Monte da RavasqueiraAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

A single-vineyard red from the Ravasqueira estate at Arraiolos, blending Touriga Nacional, Alicante Bouschet and Syrah under winemaker David Baverstock.

Real Lavrador Tinto

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Adega de RedondoAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

A mid-tier red from the Redondo cooperative, blending Aragonez and Touriga Nacional for more structure than the entry Porta da Ravessa range.

Reguengos DOC Tinto

3.9

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

CarmimAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

CARMIM's core red under the Reguengos DOC designation, a Trincadeira, Aragonez and Cabernet Sauvignon blend from the cooperative's member growers.

Ribafreixo Reserva Tinto

4.0

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Ribafreixo WinesAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Ribafreixo's flagship red from a Vidigueira property consolidated from 28 abandoned plots, an Aragonez and Alicante Bouschet blend.

Santa Vitória Reserva Branco

3.9

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity

Casa de Santa VitoriaAlentejo€€€€€Still White

Santa Vitória's oak-aged white tier: Chardonnay, Arinto and Verdelho, 30% barrel-fermented with lees ageing, finishing elegant and mineral with a strong acid line.

Santa Vitória Reserva Tinto

4.2

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Casa de Santa VitoriaAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

The flagship red of the Vila Galé-owned Casa de Santa Vitória estate near Moura, an Aragonez, Syrah and Touriga Nacional blend.

Sobroso Reserva Branco

3.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity

Herdade do SobrosoAlentejo€€€€€Still White

Herdade do Sobroso's Reserva white, hand-harvested and gently pressed, matured on lees with partial French oak ageing for added texture.

Sobroso Reserva Tinto

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Herdade do SobrosoAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

The flagship red of this Vidigueira estate near the Alqueva reservoir, an Aragonez and Trincadeira blend.

Sonhador Tinto

3.9

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Howard's FollyAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Meaning 'dreamer' in Portuguese, this Touriga Nacional and Syrah blend is a mid-tier red in the Howard's Folly range.

Sovibor Reserva Tinto

4.0

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

SoviborAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Sovibor's flagship red, an Aragonez, Trincadeira and Alicante Bouschet blend from this Borba producer formed in a 1968 merger.

Talhas de Borba Tinto

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity

Adega de BorbaAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Adega de Borba's talha bottling, made in the traditional clay-amphora method with a savoury, mineral character distinct from the cooperative's oak-aged reds.

Tapada de Coelheiros Tinto

4.2

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Tapada de CoelheirosAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

The core red of this biodynamically farmed estate near Igrejinha, an Aragonez, Trincadeira and Cabernet Sauvignon blend from granitic soils.

Tapada do Chaves Tinto Reserva

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity

Tapada do ChavesAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

A more accessible reserve tier from Tapada do Chaves, sitting below the old-vines flagship but sharing the estate's fresh, high-acid Portalegre style.

Tinta Carvalha

3.9

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity

FitapretaAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

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

Tinto de Castelão

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

FitapretaAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

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

Trinca Bolotas Tinto

3.9

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Herdade do PesoAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Named for the acorn-fed black pigs of the Alentejo montado, this easy-drinking Aragonez and Trincadeira blend is Herdade do Peso's everyday tier.

Vidigueira Antão Vaz

3.9

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity

Adega Cooperativa de Vidigueira, Cuba e AlvitoAlentejo€€€€€Still White

A single-varietal Antão Vaz from the cooperative's Vidigueira-area growers, showcasing the grape's home appellation with citrus and stone-fruit freshness.

Vidigueira Escolha dos Sócios Tinto

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Adega Cooperativa de Vidigueira, Cuba e AlvitoAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

A members' selection red (Escolha dos Sócios), an Aragonez and Trincadeira blend chosen from the cooperative's best member-grower parcels.

Vidigueira Reserva Branco

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity

Adega Cooperativa de Vidigueira, Cuba e AlvitoAlentejo€€€€€Still White

A reserve-tier white blending Antão Vaz with Roupeiro, part barrel-fermented for more texture than the cooperative's varietal bottling.

Vila Santa Reserva Tinto

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

J. Portugal Ramos, VinhosAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

The estate-named Vila Santa Reserva blends Aragonez and Trincadeira with Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon for a rounder, more immediate style than the Marquês de Borba tier.

Vinha d'Ervideira Tinto

3.9

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

ErvideiraAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Ervideira's entry-tier red, an approachable Aragonez and Trincadeira blend for everyday drinking.

Vinha do Mouro Reserva Tinto

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity

Quinta do MouroAlentejo€€€€€Still Red

Quinta do Mouro's more accessible second label, an Aragonez and Trincadeira blend for earlier drinking than the estate's flagship tiers.