Varietal: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tempranillo & Malvasia Fina

Region: Douro Valley, Portugal

Farming: Organic/Biodynamic

Notes: Dry, medium bodied, peppery red fruit, bright acidity, serve slightly chilled.

Mateus is the fifth generation of the Nicolau de Almeida family to produce wine in the Douro.  Together with his wife, Teresa Ameztoy, they work in a wine cellar they call Shad’s Winery (Alosa Alosa), named after the fish that crossed the Douro River from the Atlantic Ocean, a reality impossible today due to the construction of the dams. In this cellar, they give us different perspectives and approaches to the vineyard and wine, based on organic and biodynamic farming.