Red Wine

Maçanita

É SOUSÃO ou será vinhão? 2022, 75cl

Douro

Maçanita

A dyeing variety (i.e. with colour in the pulp) from the North of the country – “it is said to come from the banks of the river Lima” – Girão wrote in 1822. He also says that it is so colourful that one can use the skins “to make an excellent dye to cover the wines lacking colour”, as if describing the current role of Sousão in the Douro. Further north, the same variety with the virile name of Vinhão, is drunk raw, extreme, rough and proud as a bastion of the last signs of rurality. So is this Sousão or Vinhão?

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

António Maçanita

Joana and António Maçanita had a dream, create a wine with unique style, shaped to the personality of the two winemakers. The opportunity arises for the Douroregion, where Joana performs most of her professional activity. Among the terraces and long lines of vineyards, she’s faced with very special grapes, impossible to remain indifferent, Joana called António and challenged him for their first trip. In 2011 the roots are posted for the project of brother and sister, and Dourowas just the right spot. Following the same guideline and quality of the work done in other projects, António and Joana, believe that, the work on the vineyards is very important to achieve the best quality for their wines. The vineyards are located in the Douro, Sub-Region of Cima Corgo near the village of Pinhão. Maçanita Vinhos, carefully chosen their vineyards to fit the right profile, of concentration, richness and freshness. Brother and sister walked together the vineyards in every important operation that defines the quality and health of the grapes. With a enology based in the respect for the fruit, in which the extraction of color and structure of the grapes is made in a soft and slow process. The Maçanita wines are a pure expression of oenology “by Maçanita”, fruit above all.