Howard's Folly Sonhador Red 2018

€ 19.90

Howard’s Folly sources fruit from the region of Portalegre, in North-East Alentejo. Cooler temperatures, high altitude sites and mineral soils where old vines have thrived for nearly a century, produce wines of great complexity and freshness. Dense red berry fruit aromas with light earthy and vanilla notes are elegantly balanced on the palate with tannin and acidity

Howard's Folly is a small producer of wine from the Alentejo region of Portugal. The winemaker, David Baverstock, is an Australian by nationality but long time Portuguese resident who is credited with revolutionising the Portuguese wine industry by introducing new world techniques to old world material. He has won the Portuguese Red Wine Trophy at both the 1999 and 2002 International Wine Challenges, as well as winemaker of the year (Portugal) 1999, the first non Portuguese Winemaker to do so. He is the head winemaker for the world famous Herdadedo Esporão.

Food pairing

I'd be sipping this with barbecued Meats or a delicious Ribeye Steak.

Grapes: 50% Field Blend, 25% Alicante Bouschet, 20% Aragonez, 5% Trincadeira

t is a field blend of small plots of vineyards over 45 years old located in Portalegre, at the granite foothills of the Serra de São Mamede, where colder temperatures give them complexity and freshness. Destemmed, gentle crushing, fermentation in small 4 ton stainless steel tanks with regular pump overs and delestage, temperatures 23-25 °C.

Alcoholcontent

13,9 %vol

Store & Serve

This is best served slightly chilled. Serve at 12 °C

Critics & Awards

91/100 - Revista Adega Tasted: May 2024

92/100 - Wine Enthusiast Tasted: Sep 2022

Partially a field blend of old vines up to 50-years-old, the wine comes from the hills in northern Alentejo. It is a rich wine, powered by dark fruits, blackberry and plum along with ripe tannins. It is impressive and worth aging for longer. Drink from 2024. Roger Voss

Tags: Alentejo