About the wine
Show-stopping red from a teeny-tiny producer of handcrafted Portuguese wines
- Think of the freshest, most succulent black cherry. Add in a whisper of pepper, and rich dark chocolate for the finish. Then double it. This is a full-bodied red from the first sip to the last.
- As the ultimate thank you, Mário even named this vintage ‘Nu’, which means ‘Naked’ in Portuguese. It’s a wine he’s made especially for you, with love. Awww.
- Features 4 traditional Portuguese grapes: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca. To get the best out of this wine, Mario recommends decanting it for 1-2 hours before drinking – the wait is worth it!
Best before
If you like young wine, drink it now. If you prefere a more aged wine, you can beleave this is a wine to improve for the next 5 years or more.
Serving advice
Let it breathe.
Food match
Cozido à Portuguesa - Beaf and pork meat, Portuguese sausages, potatoes, carrots, cabbages, turnips, all cooked in the same pan, seasoned with cloves.
Contains sulphites
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Mario Negreiros
Years Angel-funded: 2015-17
- Mario's 'Quinta das Amendoeiras' vineyards were bought by his Grandfather over 70 years ago. All that time, they sold their grapes to be used for Port.
- Mario took over the vineyard management in 2002, and decided to fulfill his father's wishes by turning their family's best grapes into their own wine. Now he runs Negrerios Wine and Quinta das Amendoerias in the Douro - you can visit the winery and stay there, too!
- He was discovered by a few of UK Archangels on their tasting trip through Portugal... and we're really pleased they found us such a talented winemaker to join our ranks!
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