Produtor: Herdade Monte da Cal Enogos: Carlos Lucas e Carlos Moura
Wild fruit, spices, floral notes combine with the smoked wood. Surprising in the mouth, powerful and cool at the same time, full-bodied, with solid tannins full of grit and fine acidity in the final.
<p></p><p><span>Quinta de Marrocos </span><span>vineyards</span><span> extend up to 180m altitude, on </span><span>terraces</span><span> supported by stone walls. Exposure to the north is one of the key points, favoring a slow maturation of grapes: the altitude offers warm temperatures, the river breeze cools the vineyards at night. The average slope of 80% prevents mechanization, requiring an </span><span>"heroic" viticulture</span><span>. All work is manual, a </span><span>century-old heritage</span><span> that we want to keep, in respect for the age of the vines and the quality of the grapes. The low yields are inherent to this type of vines, without irrigation, in low fertility and a slightly acid pH schist soils.</span></p>
<p>Caves São João is an independent family business founded in 1920. This company has always been linked to avant-garde and tradition. In 1930 began to sell the sparkling wines and in 1959 began to commercialize quality bottled wines, both nationally and internationally.</p>
<p>The history of Quinta João Clara, located in Alcantarilha, refers back to the 1970s, in the 20th century, when the producer João Maria Alves decided to acquire the property and plant his first vineyard</p>
<p></p><p>It began almost two decades ago, the passion and pleasure that the people of Quinta do Sobreiro do Cima put in the products that lead to themselves. To the regional development of Trás-os-Montes and the site of Santa Valha and Rio Torto, evidencing the history and wine-growing of these lands, this group allied the identity of its roots to a business project of creation and development of agro-alimentary products of high quality.</p>
<p></p><p>The vineyards of Herdade de Pegos Claros have about 40 hectares and are integrated in a total area of about 540 hectares whose occupation is national and international references of what was best produced as DOC Palmela</p>
<p></p> <p>Casa Santa Vitoria is the producer of Versátil wine, Santa Vitoria wine and Inevitavél wine. This wines are from Alentejo region</p> <p></p>
<p></p><p>It was during the year of 2010 that the urge to produce wines in a region already filled history and wine tradition. The aim is to achieve the of two worlds: the respect the tradition and his origins no make-up or additives, producing wines freshness in a region known its continental and warm terroir. All the wines are produced minimalist intervention processes, promoting the respect the vineyard, its grape varieties and the sustainability of the process, guarantying the highest quality in all the production.</p>
<p></p><p>Paulo Laureano began to be known for being one of the most productive consultant oenologists in Alentejo, one of the most sought-after oenologists considered by the new wave of producers who arrived in the Alentejo in the mid-90's. He was also known as Mr. Mouchão when he started to lead the oenology team of this classic Alentejo producer, as well as his classic mustaches that stand out from the crowd</p>
<p>The Sovibor - Soc. Vinhos de Borba, Lda. Is a Commercial Society by Quotas constituted by public deed, the 16 of December of 1968.<br />It is the result of the merger of two small producers who started their activities many years before 1968 and later created the firms Manuel Joaquim Mira and Domingos Luiz Pinto & Filho, Lda., Both with wide traditions in the wine field. Therefore, and as a result of such merger, SOVIBOR is managed by people traditionally linked to the wine business.</p>
<p></p><p>Quinta da Plansel are situated about 100km from Lisbon, in the southeastern part of the city of Montemor-o-Novo. They have around 75 hectares of vineyards that are an integral part of the DOC area of Évora</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p>