35.00€ each unit
Biodynamics
In addition to not using chemicals, we are more ambitious and we want to have biodynamic wine production that strengthens our soil and our plants. This means of farming, created in 1924 by Rudolf Steiner, unites cosmic and earthly forces, and in it, man is at the head of the immense orchestra of nature. He must know all of the vegetable and non-vegetable inhabitants of his farm and understand how they can intensify local life.
By understanding our estate, following Maria Thun’s lunar calendar and applying biodynamic preparations in homeopathic doses, we believe that we will have even more genuine and intense wines."
João Afonso, Cabeças do Reguengo
Made from multiple ancient varietals present on a very old vineyard located at the outskirts of Reguengo village, in Serra de S. Mamede (the unique mountain above 1000 meters’ altitude in the South of Portugal).
The vineyard faces eastward, at an altitude of 598 meters, and the soil is granitic (Ordovician).
Yields are very low. There are about 14 different varieties from a mass selection made until the early twentieth century. We can indicate a variety dominance: Trincadeira, Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Grand Noir, Tinta de Olho Branco e Castelão.
Vinification
After the grapes were destemmed and crushed, the wine fermented with indigenous yeast in a small vat of 2000 litres. Aged for 23 months in very old French oak barrels.
Analysis: Total Acidity: 5.8 (g/dm3) | Total Sugar: 0.1 (g/dm3) | pH: 3.72