Red Wine

Garrafeira Benfica

SLB 91 2020, 75cl

DOC Dão

Garrafeira Benfica

The red wine SLB 91 is born from the hands of winemaker Carlos Lucas, a man from the Dão region, deeply rooted in his origins. A man of the land, a modern farmer, he has a career of over 25 years in winemaking: Montpellier, Piemonte, Priorat, and Vale de S. Francisco are some of the places where he has left his mark, being distinguished as “Winemaker of the Year” by Revista dos Vinhos in 2008. Carlos Lucas keeps his nose in the wines and his hands in the vineyard, producing quality wines with a team of people with a continuous interest in innovation and dynamism, never disconnecting from tradition and history.

The vineyards are planted in soils of granitic origin with large rocky outcrops, at an altitude ranging from 400-600m. The climate is influenced by the Dão and Mondego rivers and has hot, dry summers and cold winters.

Manual harvesting. Total destemming. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks with prolonged maceration and gentle pump-overs for color and aroma extraction. Natural settling in stainless steel tanks and slight filtration before bottling.

Awards

Gold Medal – Berliner Wein Trophy (2021)
90/100 Wine Enthusiast (2021)
89/100 Wine Spectator (2021)

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

Magnum - Carlos Lucas

Magnum Vinhos is born of 3 people who have long been connected to the world of wine. Although with different initial routes, since 1996 Carlos Lucas and Carlos Rodrigues have been making wines together, joining the group in 2005 Lúcia Freitas. The story, which does not go away, takes this team to Dão Sul, one of the biggest wine companies in Portugal, where they were the winemaking team since the beginning of the project led by Carlos Lucas. There they were responsible for making white, red, rosé and sparkling wines from the most prestigious regions of the country (Dão, Douro, Alentejo, Bairrada, Lisbon and Vinho Verde). Among all the wines produced, Quinta das Tecedeiras, Quinta do Encontro, Quinta de Cabriz and Casa de Santar stand out. Besides the Portuguese wines, they were also responsible for the oenology of wines in Brazil, in the well known Rio Sol winery. They were 20 years of conquests, creation and innovation.
In 2011, they decided to embrace a new project. Taking Quinta do Ribeiro Santo, property of Carlos Lucas, located in the Dão region and the Baton wines of Lúcia Freitas, from the Douro, they laid the foundations for Magnum Vinhos. With the construction of a new winery in Dão and an excellent acceptance of the wines in the national and international market, as well as by the press, they conquered in 2014 the highest distinction of agriculture: the prize of farmer of the year, awarded by the Ministry of Agriculture of Portugal This is a project that combines the experience, knowledge and irreverence of these 3 winemakers, with the intention of showing the best of each of the regions where they work, through wines that respect the terroir, the tradition and the
Portuguese castes.

Each bottle produced tells a story. Each wine reflects the passion, work, emotions and dedication placed in it, thus explaining the company’s signature Wine & People”.

Address

Magnum – Carlos Lucas, Vinhos Lda.

Quinta do Ribeiro Santo
Oliveira do Conde
3430-038 Carregal do Sal
Portugal