O Produtor, tasting note published in August 27th 2016
Intense and deep garnet colour, a wine with a rich and complex aroma with black fruit floral notes, sweet chocolate, spice and smoke. In the mouth and structure is remarkable, notes of freshness awaken the aromatic richness and precede a long and challenging finish.
Herdade do Portocarro is one of the most original wine projects in Portugal. Close to the Atlantic and halfway between the Setúbal Peninsula and Alentejo, this 142-hectare property (with a 15-hectare vineyard) produces wine in a region where no one else does. Its owner and producer, José da Mota Capitão, inspired by biodynamic viticulture, has been recovering extinct native grape varieties and experimenting with some of the classic Portuguese varieties, resulting in unique, innovative wines full of personality. Nominated for Producer of the Year in 2015 and winning the title of ‘Producer of the Year in 2016’ by the most prestigious Portuguese wine magazine ‘Wine Essência do Vinho’ – Herdade do Portocarro has been positioning itself among the best wine producers in the country.
Soil: Clay-loam with a high level of calcium and silica. The vineyard is surrounded by trees and the vines are oriented North-South, at the top of a hill facing south, 60 meters above the Sado River valley. The days are hot and the nights are cold. The grapes are handpicked and selected.
Fermentation in oak vats with controlled temperature at 12ºC. Aging for 18 months in French oak barrels.
Awards
Best Portuguese Red, Grand Jury Européen, 02/2008
2nd Best Portuguese Red, Wine Society of Macau and Hong Kong, 11/2012
3rd Best Red Wine in the world, Rio de Janeiro, 03/2013
Best Portuguese Red by the president of the Court of Master Sommeliers, 03/2014
Cavalo Maluco 2013 among the best wines of the Setúbal Peninsula in 2019, Grandes Escolhas magazine 03/2020
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 104705
Herdade do Portocarro
Herdade do Portocarro” is an integral part of the Setúbal Peninsula demarcated region. It consists of a rice field, next to the Sado, where rice with its own brand -Loverice – is produced, and an area of hillsides, where the 18 hectares of vineyards are located.
The name of the estate is inspired in the first place by the existence of a high point, formerly called “car”, located in the highest place of the region. Secondly, by the small wharf that has marked the landscape for many centuries, since the times when transport was mainly by river.
From the beginning, Herdade do Portocarro has been producing deeply original wines. Its first wines – Herdade do Portocarro, Anima and Cavalo Maluco – were immediately positioned at the highest level of national production.
The project focuses on a philosophy of producing high quality wines in limited and exclusive quantities. Wines that impress and enchant, providing unique moments for the most demanding appreciators.
The wines from Herdade do Portocarro have an intense and complex personality, tense and earthy, associated with extraordinary elegance and freshness. They are wines for a sophisticated, cultured and sensitive consumer who seeks and likes to taste the difference.
Address
Herdade do Portocarro
São Romão do Sado 7595-033 – Torrão 38º25’14.4N, 8º21’36W
