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As a family, Luisa Amorim and Francisco Rêgo are creating wines that preserve the history of the place. Brought to market two years after the grape harvest, production is small and the aim is to reach around 100,000 bottles. Herdade Aldeia de Cima’s classic and elegant wines preserve the distinctiveness of the estate and are hugely complex, stemming from heterogeneous soils and indigenous and Portuguese grape varieties.
The winery was built in the impressive former cow shed, built in 1953, known as the Armazém das Ramadas. To restore the building, the couple talked with their friends and interior designers, Ana Anahory and Felipa Almeida, owners of the Anahory Almeida studio, whose signature and good taste can easily be identified by the way that they work in connection with the Alentejo’s culture and handicrafts. The final result - beautiful, minimal and memorable - is perfectly combined with the building’s architecture, formed by thick, whitewashed walls that support an original metallic structure with three wings, built around a spectacular pair of silos in the central courtyard.
ABOUT | We’re talking about the steep-sloping landscape of the Serra do Mendro, which separates the Alto and Baixo Alentejo. This geological phenomenon in the municipality of Vidigueira, with an east-west orientation, forms a natural corridor ideal for the influence of Atlantic winds. It was here, looking up at the light blue sky, that we dreamed of making our wines. The Reserva Branco (white) combines the terroir of this land, influenced by the cooler climate and the diversity of skeletal soils, producing a balanced wine with a fragrant aroma, linear structure, and high density and minerality.
AWARDS | 90 Points - Wine Enthusiast
ABOUT | We have studied the ancient history of the Alentejo’s wines and vineyards, as well as a vast range of traditions, geology, textures and aromas. We preserve genuineness because we feel, from the outset, that we have time on our side. We looked for traditional grape varieties and found them. Using the simplest possible processes, we managed to produce wines that we hope are authentic messengers, clearly transmitting the local emotions and reflecting the terroir. We wanted to convey an understanding of the nature of the region and we succeeded.
AWARDS | 92 Points - Wine Enthusiast
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