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Villa Oeiras

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Villa Oeiras is the sole remaining producer of Carcavelos and was born of a partnership between the Ministry of Agriculture and municipality of Oeiras in 1983. Located in the former stables of the Marquis do Pombal at the Casal da Manteiga, its 12.5-hectares are planted on calcareous soils just 200 meters from the Tagus estuary and comprise nearly half of the entire DOC. The vines are derived from original Pombal cuttings, material that traces its roots back more than three centuries. Arinto, Gallego Dourado and Ratinho form the backbone of its benchmark 15-year-old blend, and the signature of the Atlantic Ocean features prominently in its expression. The wines are aged in a combination of Nacional (Portuguese) and French oak, initially at the Casal da Manteiga, and are later transferred to the palatial cellars of the M. do Pombal for extended elevage. Under the direction of winemakers Tiago Correira, Pedro Sá and Alexandre Lisboa, Villa Oeiras is both sentinel and beacon of the Carcavelos appellation.

Villa Oeiras Carcavelos Tinto 10-Year Old bottle

Villa Oeiras Carcavelos Tinto 10-Year Old

PortugalLisboa VRCarcavelos DOC 19.0% ABV

19.0% ABV • Fortified, Oxidative

The first ever Carcavelos Tinto imported to the US, this exhilarating wine comes from Portugal's smallest appellation, just west of Lisbon along the Tejo estuary as it opens out to the Atlantic. A terrific alternative to Tawny Port, it is produced from small, calcareous seaside vineyards highlighting local varieties Castelão and Trincadeira. Full details

Villa Oeiras Carcavelos Tinto 10-Year Old label
Villa Oeiras Carcavelos 'Nacional' 12-Year Old bottle

Villa Oeiras Carcavelos 'Nacional' 12-Year Old

PortugalLisboa VRCarcavelos DOC 18.5% ABV

18.5% ABV • Fortified, Oxidative

Villa Oerias Carcavelos 'Nactional' 12-Year Old is Carcavelos as it might have been when it was first produced by the Marquis do Pombal in the mid-18th century. Aged exclusively in Portuguese ('Nacional') oak, which lends a pleasingly rusticity and generosity of spirit, it is the first such expression of Carcavelos in more than half a century. Full details

Villa Oeiras Carcavelos 'Nacional' 12-Year Old label
Villa Oeiras Carcavelos 15-Year Old bottle

Villa Oeiras Carcavelos 15-Year Old

PortugalLisboa VRCarcavelos DOC 19.0% ABV

19.0% ABV • Fortified, Oxidative

Benchmark of the appellation, Portugal's most diminutive and one of the smallest in Europe, Villa Oeiras Carcavelos 15-Year Old was the first Carcavelos imported to the US in many decades. Full details

Villa Oeiras Carcavelos 15-Year Old label