Herdade Sao Miguel Tinto 2017

Located in the Rendondo sub region of Alentejo, east of Evora. Alexandre Relvas Jr runs this typically sprawling Alentejano estate, originally established by his father in 1997.

In this warm and dry part of south central Portugal the range of varieties and wines can border on the bewildering, but there is a core of excellent winemaking here, assisted by renowned consultant Luis Duarte.

Out of a total of 175 hectares vines are planted on 35 hectares with nearly 100 hectares of cork oak. On the remainder of the land they breed local Mirandela donkeys and Garrano horses which, in pre-mechanised times, were common in the Alentajo.