This typical Bairrada wine is dark ruby-colored and concentrated with a fragrant nose of sweet herbs and cherries which carries through on the palate. Rich and complex, it has plenty of dusty, spicy tannic structure and a peppery finish. Enjoy it with a juicy steak or roasted salt cod. Grape: Baga 100%.
In celebration of Alfama's fifth anniversary, Tarcísio Costa, Alfama's co-owner and wine director, visited with several winemakers in Portugal before choosing a winery he thought to be Alfama's "soul brother": small, independently owned and where the winemaker was passionate about his craft. Most importantly, the wine's flavor profile had to be unapologetically Portuguese. Hence, varietals such as Baga, Água Santa and Tinta Roriz were selected to create a wine of marked personality, exhibiting the terroir of Beira Litoral (central northwestern Portugal), a cool Atlantic climate with sandy soils. Created exclusively for us and estate-bottled at Quinta dos Cozinheiros, Alfama's Private Selection has a fresh vinous nose with vegetal characteristics and notes of black fruit. Matured for 10 months in French Allier oak, it has a rich palate of black cherries and plums. Well structured, with boldly integrated tannins, it offers a pleasant and persistent finish.
An elegant Cabernet Sauvignon, exhibiting currant, blackberries and spices on the nose. On the palate, its flavors are currant, spice, black fruit and plums. This wine has balanced tannins and a long finish. Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon 100%.
Bold and gamey, with earthy, bitter cherry flavors, this "old vine" red is fashioned in a traditional style, with a leathery texture and substantial peppery tannins, supported by intensely concentrated red fruit. Grape: Baga and Touriga Nacional.
