“João Portugal Ramos planted this vineyard in 1998 on a clay-limestone rise near Estremoz; the 100 acres of vines face in two directions: northeast and southeast. This is a selection of aragones and petit verdot, fermented in French oak vats and aged for a year in new, small French oak barrels. Perhaps it’s the water-holding capacity of limestone, or the exposure to the morning sun, but there’s a distinctly cool feel to this wine. It delivers its strength and intensity of flavor with subtlety and elegance, in notes of fruity mushrooms and fresh forest mint. Fine mineral tannins support and lengthen the flavors, suggesting this will age well if you don’t decide to enjoy it now.”
— Wine & Spirits, Apr 2017

“João Portugal Ramos planted this vineyard in 1998 on a clay-limestone rise near Estremoz; the 100 acres of vines face in two directions: northeast and southeast. This is a selection of aragones and petit verdot, fermented in French oak vats and aged for a year in new, small French oak barrels. Perhaps it’s the water-holding capacity of limestone, or the exposure to the morning sun, but there’s a distinctly cool feel to this wine. It delivers its strength and intensity of flavor with subtlety and elegance, in notes of fruity mushrooms and fresh forest mint. Fine mineral tannins support and lengthen the flavors, suggesting this will age well if you don’t decide to enjoy it now.”
— Wine & Spirits, Dec 2017