Antonio Madeira - Liberdade Tinto 2022

(Dao, Portugal) 

Made from 100% Touriga Nacional, this is the first vintage Antonio has made of this wine. 

A Liberdade means freedom in Portugese, a reference to the minimalistic approach Antonio uses in the fermentation and aging of this wine. The grapes are put into a shallow tank called a lagare for fermentation and vinification, and then it ages in stainless steel, with zero additions. Deep and bold purple fruit and graphite, with amazing density, structure and balance, and a long, mouthwatering finish. 

Made by António Madeira, a rising star of Portuguese wine who in 2017 moved his family from Paris back to his grandparents' village in the Dão region of Portugal.  António believes this region to hold the 'Grand Cru' vineyards of Portugal, and searches tirelessly to rescue them, along with the dozens of traditional local grape varieties they hold within them.  His winemaking style is one which pays ultimate respect to the special characters of these old vineyards, revealing the beauty the vines extract from these lovingly regenerated soils.