Monte da Ravasqueira Vinhas De Xisto Reserva 2021

This “Vinhas de Xisto” (Vines of Schist) is a focused, terroir-driven look at what happens when Touriga Franca and Touriga Nacional dig their toes into poor, rocky soils rather than the region’s more common clay.

While the Alentejo sun provides the fruit, the schist provides the skeleton. There’s a distinct mineral crunch here that keeps the plush dark fruit from feeling heavy. It’s a bottle that balances that rugged, wild-scrubland personality of Portugal with a polished, silk-glove texture.