Morgado do Quintão Clarete Negra Mole Red

Morgado do Quintão Clarete Negra Mole Red is a Portuguese light red wine from Lagoa, in the Algarve, made from 100% Negra Mole grown on old, dry-farmed vines. It is a red for warm evenings: fragrant, medium-bodied and happy with a light chill.

Tasting notes

Clarete is the Portuguese name for a light, bright red. Negra Mole, the historic red grape of the Algarve, gives a deep ruby colour with purple tints, red and black currant, dried black cherry and a spicy finish of lavender, mace and allspice. A short maceration and a slow, cool fermentation in steel keep it fresh and never heavy.

Food pairing

Try it with carne de porco à alentejana, grilled chicken piri-piri, a tuna steak, mushroom dishes or a board of cured ham and cheese.

About Morgado do Quintão

Morgado do Quintão is a family estate near Lagoa, in the Algarve, held by the Vasconcellos family for generations. Its first modern vintage was 2016. Winemaker Joana Maçanita works with the estate's old Negra Mole vines, over 40 years old for this wine and grown without irrigation.

Good to know

• Serve lightly chilled at 14-16 °C. Keeps 2 to 3 days once opened, with the cork back in.
• 75 cl bottle.
• A good gift for friends who think the Algarve is only beaches. Ask us about it at our bar in Graça.