Casa Américo, Alfrocheiro

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Red Wine
Dão, 2018
75CL

15,05 €

*Member Price: € 13,45

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Alfrocheiro

Red Wine

13,5%

17-19º

5 years

Revista Grandes Escholhas Nº 76

Gold

Melhores Vinhos do Dão 2021

Gold

What The Fellas Say

The Alfrocheiro grape is native to the Dão region and this monovarietal smells and tastes like the flinty, rocky hills of its motherland. Dense, dark and devilish, it will inspire you either to finally finish that novel you’ve been writing for 20 years or talk nonsense deep into the night.

What The Sommelier Says

A rich and smoky wine, with a deep ruby colour and notes of black plum, peat and pine. Full-bodied in the mouth, with dense tannins that suggest a wine that has reached maturity.

Pairs well with…

..grilled prime red meats like a juicy picanha or t-bone, or a hearty game stew. Decant for at least two hours.

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About The Winemakers

Casa Américo was born from Américo Seabra’s dream of producing wines that express his homeland, Vila Nova de Tazem, located in the heart of the Serra da Estrela sub-region, in the Dão region. This is one of the most distinctive terroirs of the Dão, where noble wines with unique freshness and elegance are produced. When he emigrated to the United States in 1967, he took his wife and six young children with him, but his heart always remained in Portugal. Around the year 2000, he returned to Portugal to fulfill his dream of producing wines in these mountainous lands. In 2009, his children decided that they should support and realize their father’s dream. Thus, Casa Américo was born. The mission of Casa Américo is to honor the memory of Américo Seabra by producing wines that best express the Serra da Estrela region while simultaneously developing and enhancing it.

About The Winemakers

Region: Dão

The Dão region, in the center of Portugal, is known for elegant, complex and full-bodied wines, with exceptional acidity and aging potential. The region’s vineyards are planted on granite hillsides, and the soil is predominantly sandy and well-drained.