Wineries of PortugalPlan

Red grape · also Aragonez, Aragonês, Tempranillo

Tinta Roriz · Aragonez

Iberia's great grape, Portuguese by two names.

Aromas

Red plum, strawberry, spice and tobacco

Structure

Medium-full body, firm tannins, moderate acidity

Ageing

8–20 years in the best blends

Origin & history

Genetically identical to Spanish Tempranillo, it is called Tinta Roriz in the north and Aragonez in the Alentejo. It brings red fruit and structure to Port and fleshy generosity to southern reds.

Wine styles

Douro and Alentejo blends, Port, single-variety reserves.

Food pairing

Black pork (porco preto), chouriço, charcuterie.

Estates crafting Tinta Roriz

Casa Ferreirinha · Quinta da Leda, Almendra, Douro Superior

Douro Valley

Casa Ferreirinha · Quinta da Leda

Almendra, Douro Superior · Est. 1952

Birthplace of Barca-Velha — released only in exceptional years, Portugal's most mythic table wine.

Red
Quinta do Crasto, Gouvinhas, Sabrosa

Douro Valley

Quinta do Crasto

Gouvinhas, Sabrosa · Est. 1615

Century-old Vinha Maria Teresa field blend and an infinity pool by Eduardo Souto de Moura hovering over the river.

RedPortField Blend
Fundação Eugénio de Almeida · Cartuxa, Évora

Alentejo

Fundação Eugénio de Almeida · Cartuxa

Évora · Est. 1776 (Jesuit cellars)

In 16th-century Jesuit cellars beside a Carthusian monastery — the house of Pêra-Manca, Alentejo's most coveted red.

RedWhite
Herdade do Esporão, Reguengos de Monsaraz

Alentejo

Herdade do Esporão

Reguengos de Monsaraz · Est. 1267 (estate boundaries)

Organic pioneer with talha amphora wines, a medieval tower and one of Portugal's finest winery restaurants.

RedWhite
Quinta da Romaneira, Cotas, Alijó

Douro Valley

Quinta da Romaneira

Cotas, Alijó · Est. 1757

A 400-hectare river estate with a boutique manor hotel, private jetty and Port lodge on the Douro's most sweeping bend.

RedPort
Quinta de la Rosa, Pinhão

Douro Valley

Quinta de la Rosa

Pinhão · Est. 1906

A family estate on the riverbank with guest houses, the Cozinha da Clara restaurant and Port aged in its own cellars.

PortRedWhite
Quinta da Pacheca, Lamego

Douro Valley

Quinta da Pacheca

Lamego · Est. 1738

One of the first estates to bottle under its own name, now a wine hotel with sleep-in wine barrels among the vines.

RedPortWhite
Herdade da Malhadinha Nova, Albernoa, Beja

Alentejo

Herdade da Malhadinha Nova

Albernoa, Beja · Est. 1998

A Relais & Châteaux country house on 450 hectares, with horse riding, a celebrated restaurant and its own organic wines.

RedWhite
Quinta do Mouro, Estremoz

Alentejo

Quinta do Mouro

Estremoz · Est. 1989

Miguel Louro's tiny, uncompromising estate whose marble-soil reds are hunted by collectors across Europe.

Red
Herdade da Comporta, Comporta, Alcácer do Sal

Setúbal Peninsula

Herdade da Comporta

Comporta, Alcácer do Sal · Est. 1836 (estate)

Sand-grown vines between rice paddies, pine forest and wild Atlantic beaches — Portugal's most coveted coastal retreat.

RedWhite
Quinta da Roêda · Croft, Pinhão

Douro Valley

Quinta da Roêda · Croft

Pinhão · Est. 1588 (Croft house)

Croft's 'jewel of the Douro' — a riverside Port quinta where guests still tread grapes in granite lagares each September.

Port
Quinta do Tedo, Folgosa, near Régua

Douro Valley

Quinta do Tedo

Folgosa, near Régua · Est. 1992 (estate 18th century)

An organic family quinta at the meeting of the Tedo and Douro rivers, with a bed & breakfast among the vines.

PortRed
Quinta da Gricha · Churchill's, Ervedosa do Douro

Douro Valley

Quinta da Gricha · Churchill's

Ervedosa do Douro · Est. 1981 (Churchill's)

Churchill's north-facing estate whose old vines give some of the most elegant single-quinta Vintage Ports.

PortRed
Ervideira, Reguengos de Monsaraz

Alentejo

Ervideira

Reguengos de Monsaraz · Est. 1880 (family)

A fifth-generation family house near Monsaraz, famed for 'Água' wines aged underwater in the Alqueva lake.

RedWhite
São Lourenço do Barrocal, Monsaraz

Alentejo

São Lourenço do Barrocal

Monsaraz · Est. 19th century (estate), restored 2016

A 200-year-old farm village restored by Souto de Moura into one of Europe's most celebrated rural hotels, with its own wines.

RedWhite
Adega Mayor, Campo Maior

Alentejo

Adega Mayor

Campo Maior · Est. 2007

A white Álvaro Siza Vieira winery rising from the plains near the Spanish border, created by the Delta coffee family.

RedWhite
Quinta do Carmo, Estremoz

Alentejo

Quinta do Carmo

Estremoz · Est. 17th century manor

A baroque azulejo manor once partnered with Lafite Rothschild — a pioneer of fine Alentejo red.

Red