The Vineyard

The Origins Of Our Produce

THE VINEYARD

Soil & Climate

This is a vineyard with 20 years, planted between Sintra and Mafra, benefiting from all the advantages of a microclimate strongly influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. The small hillside vineyard, on limestone slabs, where the grapes that give rise to the white and the red wine known by ESCONDIDO are born and grow, is a small farm with difficult access, a privileged spot for leisure and holidays for the Ávila-Coutinho family. Fernando Ávila, architect and father-in-law of the winemaker, is the author of the label, indirectly relating to the culture of the vineyard and wine as he is the author of the architectural project for UTAD – University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, the only institution in the country where the degree in winemaking is taught.

COMPLETE PERFECTION

The Finest Grapes

A primeira vinha de 1200 plantas foi aí plantada por Aníbal Coutinho em 2002. Em 2010 foi ampliada, encosta acima, com mais 1400 plantas. Dominam as castas tintas Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon e Touriga Nacional.

ESCONDIDO

Selected Bottles

Escondido Tinto 2015
Regional IGP Lisboa

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Touriga Nacional. Oak aged at least for 24 months, bottle aged for at least 24 months. Spicy and mentholic aromas typical of the Bordesian varieties Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, fruity chocolate from Syrah, and citrus bergamot from our Touriga Nacional. Set surrounded by sweet spices and earthy and smoked notes. Elegant mouth with a sucrose and a very refreshing and gastronomic prolongation.

Escondido Branco 2016
Regional IGP Lisboa

Arinto e Alvarinho. Skin-contact white, orange wine fermented and aged in oak barrel. Very citric and mineral, some note of pineapple suggests the sucrose that the mouth confirms and enlarges. The wood gave him the greedy presence of vanilla and spices. We have wine to drink, to eat and to store until the end of the 300 bottles produced.

Escondido Magnum Tinto 2010
Regional IGP Lisboa

O Escondido é um vinho dominado pela acidez natural e por taninos que necessitam de tempo de garrafa para se harmonizarem com o corpo algo frágil e de pouca força alcoólica. Pode lembrar vinhos da região de Bordéus, antes da moda da busca tecno pela janela ideal de sobre-maturação. Talvez tenha limitações à mesa, mas a mesa é o seu espaço de revelação.