Red Wine

Dona Ermelinda

Grand Reserve 2021, 75cl

Península de Setúbal

Dona Ermelinda

A unique and rare wine made from the best grapes from the best vineyards in the best “terroirs”, with low yields (less than 2000 kg per hectare) in an exceptional year. It aims to be a differentiation and a reference for the most modern vineyards of Casa Ermelinda Freitas and the Setúbal region, where Castelão has always predominated.

Harvest at the end of September.

Vinification: Fermentation in stainless steel lagar-tanks with cold maceration for 7 days, alcoholic fermentation for 10 days followed by post-fermentative maceration for 15 days. Aging for 18 months in half-barrels of French oak followed by 18 months of bottle aging.

Awards

93/ 100 James Suckling – Top 100 Vinhos Portugueses 2023

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

Casa Ermelinda Freitas

The Family: Founded in 1920 by Deonilde Freitas, and continued by Germana Freitas and later by Ermelinda Freitas, the company has always had a special interest in wine. On the early death of her husband, Manuel João de Freitas, Ermelinda took on the running of the company. In this she was helped by her only child, her daughter Leonor, who although untrained in the art of wine making took charge of the company, consolidating the already firmly female profile of the existing management structure. The company has, from its very beginnings, made the quality of its vineyards and wines a top priority. When the company first started, wines were produced and sold wholesale and unbranded. It was the current management that decided to take on the challenge that is involved in creating an own brand wine. 1997 was the year of the company’s new beginning in wine making, with red wine “Terras do Pó tinto”, being the first to be produced and bottled on the premises of the Ermelinda Freitas winery.

Achievement: On 10 June 2009 Leonor Freitas was awarded the Order of Merit for Agriculture, Commerce and Industry for the work she has carried out in this area, receiving the rank of Commander of Agricultural Merit from His Excellency the President of the Republic of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva.

Address

Casa Ermelinda Freitas – Vinhos, Lda.

Rua Manuel João de Freitas
Fernando Pó
2965-595 Águas de Moura
Portugal