Is the 2020 the best yet? We're confident it is! There's a certain more freshness here, with a gorgeous nose loaded with white flowers, pears, hints of beeswax, nuts which bring more richness and complexity, but still so fresh too. It's so intense, with a mouth-coating palate with honey and oats, almost like a crumble topping, with a very mouth-watering long acidity too. Outstanding, blinding value.

#Tasting#

Winemaker of the Year' 2018, 'Singularity Award' 2018, 'Revelation Producer' 2017, Wine Project of the Year 2016 - it's safe to say that Antonio Macanita's mantlepiece is under some strain. But despite the high achievements and fancy awards, there's a devil-may-care adventurousness to António Maçanita which really puts us in mind of the likes of Pieter Walser or Swartland revolutionaries Adi Badenhorst and Eben Sadie in South Africa (funnily enough, Alentejo, where Antonio makes his Fitapreta wines, has been compared to Swartland - in that it was traditionally dominated by co-operatives but recently we’ve seen an influx of small growers with old plots making really interesting and exciting wines). Like the Saffers, Antonio has sought to challenge wine lovers' expectations and make great new wines from often largely forgotten territories. He also surfs. He learned his trade at some of the world's top wineries - Rudd in Napa, D’Arenberg in Australia and Lynch-Bages in Bordeaux - before blazing a trail all over Portugal - from Douro to Alentejo to the Azores Islands. In addition to his own multi-region company, he also consults for 13 other wineries.

Sign up to be the first to hear all about our new finds and get the best deals

Variety

Collections

Collections

Collections

Collections

Collections

Refine

Type

Country

Region

Price

Grape

Collection

Shopping Bag