245,99€
approx. £202.52
/20 Revista de Vinhos
O Produtor, tasting note published in May 12th 2022
The nose impresses from the first moment by its intensity and peculiarity, fruit of the combination between the aroma of the mountain vineyards and the Foudre hue, which gives it a unique complexity that is transmitted in the mouth where it is ample and deep and mineral.
I consider this red wine the most special I have produced so far. From the exceptional 2018 vintage I selected only 5 barrels that stood out for their enormous complexity and ageing capacity. The grapes come from the exceptional Serra de São Mamede vineyards, were vinified in lagares and aged in French oak barrels for 3 years until bottling in December 2021.
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 106293
Susana Esteban was born at Tui, northern Spain. She has a degree at Chemestry by Santiago de Compostela University and a master degree at Enology by La Rioja University. She started working as a winemaker at Quinta do Côtto, Douro, in 1999. In 2002 she moved to Quinta do Crasto, also in the Douro valley, where she worked as winemaker until 2007. Since 2007 she has worked as a consultant for several Alentejo wineries including Tiago Cabaço wines, Herdade do Barrocal, Monte dos Cabaços and Monte da Raposinha. Throughout her career she managed to accumulate a fair share of awards. In 2012 she managed to receive the award of “Best winemaker of the Year” by Revista dos Vinhos, being the only female winemaker to receive so far such an award. At the end of 2009 Susana Esteban decided to establish herself as a wine producer starting her personnel project. She decided to make wines full of character in a slightly different style of the Alentejo traditional way.
