Maçanita
Located at the southern foothills of the Serra d’Ossa, this is a special place — you can feel it!
Two streams flow down the mountain, bringing rainwater and keeping the soil cool even under the scorching Alentejo heat. Here, the water table never drops below 5 meters. This site, once known as Chão dos Eremitas, has a rich history: “Chão” refers to a flat area, and “Eremitas” to the presence of the Hermit monks of the Order of Saint Paul.
There are records of uninterrupted wine production since the 14th century, so significant that in 1397, a Papal Bull exempted the “Pauperes Eremitas” from paying taxes on their vineyards. But the history goes even further back: the discovery of a Phoenician wine amphora, dated to the 8th century BC, links this area to wine nearly 900 years before the arrival of the Romans.
Vinification:
The grapes, grown in granite soils and under a certified integrated protection system, are carefully selected on a sorting table. Fermentation is carried out with 30% whole clusters and 70% destemmed grapes, falling by gravity into the tank. A spontaneous fermentation is followed by 40 days of skin maceration and 12 months of aging in stainless steel tanks.
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 105669
