João Portugal Ramos is one of Portugal’s most influential modern winemakers, widely credited with helping elevate the country’s wine quality and global reputation. Trained as an oenologist, he built his career consulting across Portugal before founding his own projects in Alentejo, the Douro, and beyond. His style blends deep respect for regional tradition with a polished, contemporary approach, producing wines that are expressive, balanced, and unmistakably Portuguese.

Quinta da Viçosa is one of João Portugal Ramos' biggest vineyards, with a total of 100 acres located near Estremoz. In this vineyard, different grape varieties have been planted every year, with the winery choosing to plant one Portuguese variety and one foreign variety to produce this wine, which is always new and appealing to the consumer. In this wine, the vintner has chosen to blend the international Syrah with the indigenous Trincadeira. Part of the harvest is foot trodden in marble troughs, known as lagares, and the remainder is fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks.

Intense garnet in color, the nose shows aromas of ripe red fruits nicely complemented by notes of vanilla and spice from the extensive wood contact. A beautifully complex wine with velvety smooth tannins, the finish is long and persistent. This wine will age for many years, but is ready to drink now.