Maias Tinto, Dao 2017

The owners of this organically farmed estate in the foothills of the Parque Natural de Serra da Estrela, the Lourenço family, are often thought of as one of the leading winemakers in northern Portugal's Dão region. They also own the nearby estates of Quinta dos Roques and Quinta do Correiro.

From their beginnings in the early 20th century is wasn't until the 1980s that they started producing high quality wines on a large scale. They purchased the Maias estate in 1997 which extends to around 35 hectares in total.

The vineyards are on good quality granitic soils and at altitudes above 1500m the climate is well suited for their purposes.

Luis Lourenço, from the current generation of the family, heads up the winemaking team and makes full use of modern equipment and machinery to ensure top quality results.