Morgado do Quintao Clarete 2020

While the wine resembles a light red or dark ros,Clarete is a distinctive winemaking style that is made in a way thats not quite either. Clarete is a blend of red and white grapes. The grapes tend to be grown on old vines, and the juice is co-fermented on its skins like a traditional red wine

If you’re a fan of chillable reds, skin-contact whites, and gushy styles, this is one for you!

Deep in the western Algarve, where the Monchique mountains meet the Atlantic Ocean, amidst the Algarve’s orange groves and ancient olive trees, lies an ambitious family project.The ambition is to further the spread of Algarve wine, combined with the promotion of art and cultural education.

Morgado do Quinto is a project in its fifth generation within the family of Filipe Caldas de Vasconcellos, who has been defining its route since 2017. To make things easier, I’ll mention that it was founded in the early 1810s by the 1st Count of Silves Francisco Manuel Pereira Caldas.

Grape Varietals & Region:100% Negra Mole from Algarve, Portugal

Taste Profile:Clarete is the purest expression of Algarves terroir. Made from Negramole, Algarves signature grape, its a light wine but full of complexity and elegant tanins. Expect bright notes of raspberry & unripe peaches, as well as pomegranate

Winemaking Process:Harvested by hand into small 20kg crates, crushed manually by foot and macerated for 5 days pre ferment. Fermented in stainless steel tanks and aged for 6 months.