We aim to make wines with a clear sense of terroir and character. Less intervention in the vineyard and cellar promotes greater expression of each plot.
LANDCRAFT
ALVARINHO
DOC Vinho Verde Alvarinho, Monção e Melgaço
On the banks of the River Minho is the iconic sub-region of Monção and Melgaço, where the emblematic variety of its name Alvarinho predominates. This wine is born in hillside vineyards, with Southwest exposure and in granitic soils.This terroir is characterized by a temperate Atlantic climate, with high levels of precipitation in winter and spring, during the maturation phase large thermal amplitudes allow the grapes to achieve slow and balanced maturation and with a vibrant and mineral acidity.
The objective of oenology was to respect the grapes as much as possible throughout the winemaking process, minimizing intervention in the cellar in order to maximize the expression of the terroir and particularly of the vineyard.
Variety
Alvarinho
Region
Vinho Verde
Sub-region
Monção e Melgaço
Year
2022
Alcohol
12,5%
No. bottles
8000
LANDCRAFT
LOUREIRO
DOC Vinho Verde Vale do Lima
The Lima valley is the birthplace of one of the most iconic grape varieties in the Vinhos Verdes region, named Loureiro. With unique and passionate characteristics, with a strong Atlantic influence, this variety rises to higher levels of freshness, salinity, aroma and flavor. The grapes, coming from a vineyard in clayey-schist soil about 5 km from the sea and another in a granitic soil, provide us with a wine with a delicate texture, an elegant and pronounced acidity and intense aromas of this variety. The entire winemaking process respects the expression of the vines as much as possible. Less intervention maximum expression!
Variety
Loureiro
Region
Vinho Verde
Sub-region
Vale do Lima
Year
2022
Alcohol
12,5%
No. bottles
12000
LANDCRAFT
SAUVIGNON BLANC
DOC Bairrada
Sauvignon Blanc is a variety that reflects as much as possible the soil and climate conditions of its origin. This wine is born in a region of clay-limestone soils, close to the sea and a temperate climate with strong Atlantic influence, cool and humid nights with constant breezes. The grapes were harvested early, expressing the more vegetal side of the world-renowned variety. The objective of the oenology was to respect the grapes as much as possible throughout the winemaking process, minimizing the intervention in the cellar to maximize the expression of the terroir and particularly of the vineyard.
Variety
Sauvignon Blanc
Region
Bairrada
Soil
Clay-Limestone
Year
2022
Alcohol
12,5%
No. bottles
5333
LENTO
OLD VINES RED WINE
Slowly you go far…
From vineyards over 100 years old, carefully harvested by hand, we obtain a Douro made of precious subtleties. The vinifications take place spontaneously in granite presses and a small part in stainless steel, and wood is not used. We want it to be an honest wine, without extras, that lives from the extraordinary quality of the grapes that are born in the different old vines of our collection, throughout the demarcated Douro region. The macerations are long and delicate.
We want you to feel the Douro from one end to the other, from the lower to the higher elevations, the different solar exposures, the predominance of schist and the many years of legacy that today allow us to make pure, distinct, elegant and full of character wines. Wines that are born in the vineyards, never forgetting the science behind them, the result of processes in which oenological knowledge is synonymous with vigilance and not an alibi for manipulation; elementary to reduce to almost zero the intervention in the cellar, where we just want to feel the beautiful notes that come from the vineyard and leave us dreaming of incredible destinations and places, reminding us that the best comes almost always slowly, at the pace of nature. This is the main mark of this wine: a wine that is born at the right pace, at the pace of the vineyard and of nature that makes it reborn every spring.
Lento – Slowly you go far…
Region
Douro
Soil
Schist
Varieties
Touriga Nacional, Bastardo, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão.
Year
2022
Alcohol
12%
No. bottles
10.000
LENTO
WHITE WINE
Slowly you go far…
Originating from old vineyards with an average age of 90 years, located over 500 meters in altitude and carefully harvested by hand, our Douro wine is a myriad of delicate subtleties. Poor, sandy, granitic soils contribute to a unique profile, demonstrating unrivalled freshness marked by the vineyard’s high altitude.
The grapes arrive at the winery in 20 kg boxes and are gently pressed. The must is decanted at 8ºC for two to three days. Fermentation is spontaneous by indigenous yeasts. We do not use oak.
Unmasked, we search for a pure expression of the terroir, showcasing minerality, vibrant acidity and freshness. Our aim is to show that the Douro can also produce great white wines. Wines from old vineyards, the legacy of our predecessors, which today allow us to make distinctive wines full of character.Wines that are born in the vineyard. Wines that respect science but use it only where necessary minimising intervention in the winery, staying as true to the vineyard as possible.
Lento (Slow) – Slowly you go far…
Region
Douro
Soil
Sandy soil from granitic geologies
Varieties
Rabigato, Viosinho, Gouveio, Códega de Larinho, Síria, Folgasão
Year
2022
Alcohol
13%
No. bottles
6000
LA VOLÉE
BLANC DES BLANCS
Brut Nature
La Volée Blanc de Blancs is a multiparcel sparkling wine that is born in vineyards with clay-limestone soil in the area of Sangalhos. Vineyards with more than 20 years in the northern part of the region. The grape varieties are the typical white ones, Cercial, Bical and Arinto. The Cercial and Arinto are grown in rich clay-limestone soils and the Bical in sandy-sandy soils.
The wine is vinified in stainless steel and part of the blend ages for 5 to 6 months in 500L old French oak barrels (over 10 years old).
After the cold winter, the wine is aged in cellar sur lies 12 months after the end of the second fermentation with periodic pugnetage and remuage made in the classic pupitres to gain the structure that a great sparkling deserves.
Only 6250 bottles were made.
Region
Bairrada
Soil
Clay-Limestone and Sandy
Variety
Cercial, Bical and Arinto
Stage
12 months
Dosage
0 g/L
No. bottles
6250
LA VOLÉE
ROSÉ
Brut Nature
Region
Bairrada
Soil
Clay-Limestone
Variety
Baga
Stage
12 months
Dosage
0 g/L
No. bottles
5750
INÓSPITO
OLD VINES (Sand Floor) WHITE WINE
Originating from two plots of old vines over 120 years old and above 500 metres above sea level, carefully harvested by hand, we produce a unique Douro born in a terroir unknown to many.
Poor, sandy soils of granite origin contribute to a unique profile and an expression of a high-altitude Douro with unrivalled freshness.
The grapes arrive at the winery in 20kg boxes and are gently pressed. The must is decanted at 8ºC for two to three days.
Fermentation takes place spontaneously with indigenous yeasts and ends in new and used French oak barrels (Bertrange forest). We want it to be a wine where minerality, acidity and freshness are symbols and expressions of the terroir. A pure wine without make-up.
This wine is the result of selecting the best centenarian plots each year.
Region
Douro
Soil
Sandy of granite origin
Varieties
Rabigato, Viosinho, Gouveio, Códega de Larinho, Síria, Folgasão
Alcohol
12,5%
Total acidity
6,8 g/L
No. bottles
5856
INÓSPITO
RABIGATO
As uvas provêm de uma vinha de solo composto por argila e xisto a uma altitude de 350 metros perto do rio Tua.
A fermentação é espontânea por leveduras indígenas e termina em barricas novas e usadas de Carvalho Francês (floresta de Bertrange). Pretendemos que seja um vinho onde a mineralidade, a untosidade, a acidez e a frescura sejam símbolos e expressão deste singular terroir e desta incrível casta autóctone do Douro.
Um vinho puro e sem maquilhagem.
Region
Douro
Soil
Shale-clay
Varieties
Rabigato
Alcohol
14%
Total acidity
6,5 g/L
No. bottles
3320
SKETCH
OLD VINEYARDS FIELD BLEND
Pet Nat
Sketch is born from the ancestral sparkling method. The grapes come from the Douro region from an old vine on sandy soil of a granitic nature. Spontaneous fermentation by indigenous yeasts, which ends up in the bottle, aging on lees until today.
Varieties
Old Vineyards in field blend (Rabigato, Viosinho, Códega do Larinho and Síria)
Grapes origin
Douro (IVV)
Year
2021
Alcohol
12,5%
No. bottles
1500
