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Made from Alicante Bouschet, Touriga Nacional, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon, this red ages for about 6 months in French and American oak barrels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine Advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRP 90+\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviewed by: Luis Gutiérrez\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe namesake 2022 Dona Maria Tinto was made from a blend of 40% Alicante Bouschet, 25% Touriga Nacional, 20% Syrah and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, seeking to express the region's identity through a combination of different cultures and influences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt shows forest fruit, herbs and spice, with notes typical of the different grapes — notably black olives from the Syrah and violets from the Touriga Nacional. 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Today he has 72 hectares of vineyards around Estremoz, in the northern Alentejo, including five hectares of vines over 70 years old, with Alicante Bouschet from the same clone used in the first vineyard of this grape planted in Portugal, plus five hectares planted in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe winery consists of three old buildings from the 19th century, restored in 2003. One has 19th-century marble lagares, where the grapes are traditionally foot-trodden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are also 18 cement tanks used for ageing the reds. The newest building has fermentation tanks for whites, reds and rosés, plus a bottling and labelling line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAverage production is around half a million bottles a year. 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It's considered one of the region's icon wines, combining ancestral winemaking methods with a modern, elegant profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine Advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRP 93\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviewed by: Luis Gutiérrez\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2019 Grande Reserva shows balsamic, herbal, spicy, smoky and expressive aromas on a complex nose, with notes of ripe red fruit, black olives, dark spice and a touch of menthol. It's juicy, elegant, modern and international in style, with nothing to hide, medium- to full-bodied with elegant, polished tannins. A blend of 50% Alicante Bouschet, 20% Petit Verdot, 20% Syrah and 10% Touriga Nacional, it aged for a year in new French barrels. It's ready to drink now. 25,000 bottles were produced. 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Known for its great complexity and freshness, this blend comes from two exceptional vineyards at around 700 metres. As no 2018 was made, the 2019 followed directly after the 2017, with a very limited, exclusive production of just 5,200 bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine Advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRP 93\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviewed by: Luis Gutiérrez\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo wine was made in 2018, so after the 2017 we go straight to the 2019 Procura Tinto, a blend of 50% Alicante Bouschet and 50% of the classic old-vine field blend from the São Mamede mountains (Trincadeira Preta, Aragonez, Grand Noir, Alicante Bouschet and others), fermented and aged separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine is well ripened, with 14.5% alcohol, higher because of the ripeness of the Alicante Bouschet, which Susana Esteban picks quite ripe to avoid the grape's herbaceous character, which she dislikes. It's a powerful, concentrated wine, with a medium to full-bodied palate and a good amount of tannin. It needs time and\/or bold-flavoured food. 5,200 bottles were produced. It was bottled in December 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSusana Esteban is a Galician winemaker who built her career in Portugal — at Quinta do Côtto and Quinta do Crasto in the Douro, and later in the Alentejo, where she consults for several producers and has run her own project since 2011. She produces 35,000 to 40,000 bottles a year. Every year she collaborates with another winemaker or wine personality on a wine called Sidecar, the two most recent being with Champagne grower Emmanuel Lassaigne and Galician distributor José Luis Aragunde of Ribeira de Fefiñans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe works in the Portalegre area, a cooler, higher part of the Alentejo where ripening is slower and harvest later than in the south of the region. 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Acclaimed by critics, it received 91 points from renowned critic Luis Gutiérrez of The Wine Advocate (Robert Parker).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine Advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRP 91\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviewed by: Luis Gutiérrez\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonte do Zambujeiro Tinto 2022 scored 91 points from Luis Gutiérrez of Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate. In his tasting note, Gutiérrez describes the wine as very aromatic, expressive and floral, with a strong presence of red and black fruit. He adds that it is clean and modern, with a freshness that balances the ripeness typical of the Alentejo. On the palate it is juicy, with very fine tannins and a polished texture, making it very approachable and easy to enjoy from the outset. 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