This is a single-vineyard wine from the Chão dos Eremitas and the only 100% Tinta Carvalha bottling in all of Portugal. The site was planted in the 1970s, before Alicante Bouschet and Aragonez became the primary grapes of the region. Winegrowers from all over the country are now visiting to take cuttings of the Tinta Carvalha planted at this vineyard. 

 

Alentejo is a large region in southeastern central Portugal, the breadbasket of the country. The climate is Atlantic-Mediterranean, with significant temperature differences between day and night, and the most hours of sunshine (3,000 per year) in the country, with little rainfall during the growing season. This temperature range produces fruit with a natural combination of ripeness and freshness. The soil at Chão dos Eremitas is mainly granite with sand.

Ruby color, intense aromas on the nose, with notes of red fruit, pomegranate, and graphite. On the palate, it is elegant and lifted, with a lot of depth and tension, showing a new face for red wine from Alentejo.