Herdade do Portocarro was the first wine to be produced. A high quality wine, it is influenced by the Atlantic ocean breezes and the Alentejo plains. Beautifully fresh and elegant.
Grape varieties: Aragonez, Touriga Nacional, Cabernet Sauvignon
Tasting notes: attractive, lingering palate with balanced aromas of preserved fruit, toast, green coffee and spices.
Vinification: fermented in oak vats. Matured in French oak barrels for a minimum of 12-months and then in bottle for at least a year. Cork closure.
Some awards and features:
•17 pts – Best Wines of the Year 2017 in Revista de Vinhos
•18,5 pts. – Vinum Magazine (Germany & Switzerland) (2012) – One of the world’s Top 100 Wines in 2016
•Nominated for the Best Portuguese Wine Award in 2015 by “Wine – Essência do Vinho”
•Gold Medal Vienna International Wine Challenge (2015)
•Silver Medal Vienna International Wine Challenge (2014)
•16,5 pts. João Paulo Martins by “Revista de Vinhos” (2011)
•18 pts. Decanter Magazine (2010)