This is one of the great historical vineyards in Portugal, having been founded in 1498, and acquired by Companhia das Quintas in 2006. Rumor had it that the founding family was affiliated with, or related to, Christopher Columbus. Located in the Estremadura, the coastal area north of Lisbon, there are approximately 50 hectares under cultivation. Both traditional (for example, touriga nacional) and international grapes (cabernet sauvignon etc.) are cultivated, and the wines are earning a justified reputation as some of Portugal's finest.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Color : Red cherry, grenade opaque.
Aroma: Complex and deep with ripe fruit, tobacco and spices.
Palate: Ample structure and concentration with a long finish where the spices marry perfectly with fruit.
Ageing: 18 months in French oak barrels.
100% Touriga Nacional 13.3% alc.
Ruby in color with an elegant and complex nose with notes of pepper, minerals, earth and black fruits. Fresh mouth with great structure, vegetal hints proving great vitality and a lengthy finish.
Aged : 18 months French oak.
30% Touriga Nacional 40% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% Petit Verdot
Ruby color with very complex nose of fresh vergetable notes and mineral.
Spices, earth and blackberries.
Powerful mouth with great structure and amplitude – such qualities seem to be saying that some bottles must be stored!
Aged : 20 months in new French oak.
Enjoy with game dishes, roasted meats and sauteed vegetables.
Castelão 60% Cabernet Sauvignon 20% Arangonês 10% Touriga Nacional 10%
Cherry red in color with notes of red fruit, mint and spices.
Soft but full bodied, with clear presence of fruit and spices. Persistent finish.
Recommended with meat dishes and pasta.
Arinto 50% Chardonnay 30% Sercial 20% and Vital 20%
Elegant nose with notes of melon, intense citrus fruits and flowers, on a mineral background.
Great volume, and freshness with nice aromatic persistence.
Recommended with fish, shellfish and vegetables.
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