Medium

Cork

Portugal

Winemaker Júlio Bastos joined his father, Júlio Bandeira Bastos, in 1985 to help manage Quinta do Carmo, the family’s estate in Estremoz. Vinhos Dona Maria (after the estate’s original name) is the younger Bastos’ personal project, which he started in 2003. Bastos restored the 18th-century manor house and adjacent winery, and acquired 14ha of vineyard (since expanded to 80ha) and now works with estate-grown fruit only. This wine pays tribute to his father and uses fruit from a selection of old Alicante Bouschet vines, crushed and fermented in marble lagares. It then ages in new French oak barriques for 14 months. Ines Salpico: Alluring, energetic, layered. Such detail and clarity. Earnest, elegant rusticity. Tree bark, Earl Grey and black olive cloak sloe, mulberry and plum fruit. Matthew Forster MW: Black cherry and yellow plum fruit, ginger spice. Persistent, elegant. All poise and focus, drinking well now. Valentin Radosav: Evolved aromas, with herbs, forest floor and savoury notes. Elegant fruit, silky texture. Hay, savoury dried tomato and a smoky finish.

Alicante Bouschet / Garnacha Tintorera

Dona Maria, Júlio B Bastos Alicante Bouschet, Alentejo, Portugal, 2014

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Winemaker Júlio Bastos joined his father, Júlio Bandeira Bastos, in 1985 to help manage Quinta do Carmo, the family’s estate in 

Dona Maria, Júlio B Bastos Alicante Bouschet, Alentejo, Portugal 2014

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