Herdade de Sao Miguel Alentejo Art. Terra Amphora Tinto 2020

	Powerful red wine from native Portuguese grapes
	Aged in stone amphora jars
	Deliciously full and creamy
	Delicious with lamb or beef or after a meal with a mild cheese

Tasting note São Miguel Amphora Tinto

Portuguese red wine with an aroma of ripe blackberries and berries. The taste is full, aromatic and creamy. Delicious with lamb or beef dishes, but also delicious after a meal with a mild cheese.

Description

Alexandre Relvas, trained in Bordeaux, makes beautiful, pure wines from native Portuguese grapes. Usually with modern techniques that ensure beautiful fruit expression. But in the case of the Art.Terra, he harks back to the ancient Roman use of amphora jars. The stone pitchers replace oak barrels and stainless steel tanks and give a different style of wine, partly due to the use of wild yeast and the maturation of 3 months in the elaborate yeast cells. The fermentation is very slow and the grape skins remain in contact with the juice for an extremely long time (60 days). Of course, this is only possible with a super healthy and ripe harvest. A very special, full-bodied red wine from Aragonez, Moreto and Trincadeira grapes, planted on slate soil.