ALENTEJO – ADEGA DE PORTALEGRE

Adega De Portalegre winery was founded in 1954. It is located in the boundary of the Serra de São Mamede national park. 

The estates 70+ year vineyards are fragmented in small portions on the slopes of the granite soil between the altitude of 600 and 700 meters. This terroir enables the production of fresh, elegant, and powerful wines.

The fragmented vineyards allow for many grape varieties to be grown like Aragonez, Castelão, Trincadeira, Alfrocheiro, Touriga-Nacional, Moreto, Tinta-Caiada, Alicante Bouschet, Grand Noire and Cinsault, Arinto, Fernão-Pires, Antão-Vaz, Bical, White Alicante, Malvasia Fina, Dialgalves, Syria, Rabo-de-Ovelha, White Galician Muscat, Perrum, and Trincadeira-das-Pratas.

The winemaker, Nuno Mira do O, is one of Portugal young iconic wine maker. He makes wines with elegance and freshness that represent the unique terroir of Serra de São Mamede.