Espera Castelão

Easy-going yet finely tuned with engaging intensity, this exemplary new wave Castelão reveals lifted violets to its fresh, vibrant fruit, with black currant and berry and touch sour (close to the stone) plum and red cherry. A gentle ruffle of tannin and juicy, persistent acidity tease out the flavours. Medium-bodied, this Castelão is lithe and hugely drinkable. A terrific summer red. 3,300 bottles made. 12.5% Drink 2022-2026

Castelão

Sourced from two organically tended Alcobaça vineyards on clay soil with limestone located around five miles from Nazaré, the (world-record-breaking) home of big-wave surfing. The Atlantic climate plays into Martins’ goal of low alcohol and freshness, as does the winemaking. Picked in the second week of September, the hand-harvested grapes were de-stemmed, cold soaked in small (1,000kg) plastic vats for two days, then naturally fermented on skins for three days, during which time they were gently hand plunged (for minimal extraction). The grapes were pressed early to old 500l French oak barrels, where they completed the fermentation. The wine was bottled without fining or filtration after eight months in barrel.

Serve at a temperature of 14 to 16ºC. Drink 2022-2026

Beetroot, fresh cheese and walnuts; Beef carpaccio