Ciconia Tinto 2024From Casa Relvas, the producer behind the delicious Sao Miguel, this is a delicious smooth red named after the Ciconia Ciconia storks that populate their local Alentejo countryside. It brings together Portuguese varieties Touriga Nacional and Aragonez with Syrah, with a portion aged in oak barrels, for a harmonious and flavoursome wine that punches well above its price tag. Red and black berries and plums are foremost in the aroma with subtle peppery

80% in concrete tanks and 20% in old-oak barrels

The wine is made using similar methods to their Beaujolais wines - natural fermentation with whole bunches in oak vats for 7 days

A small domaine that is focused on the organics

saline tannins and a mineral backbone carry the finish

this is a delicious fresh white named after the Ciconia storks that populate their local Alentejo countryside

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