Quinta da Plansel

Alentejo reds from indigenous Portuguese grapes, rated by major critics.

Quinta da Plansel produces wines from Évora, in Portugal's Alentejo region—a landscape of rolling plains and Mediterranean warmth that yields dark, structured reds. The winery works with indigenous Portuguese varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Aragonez, and Tinta Barroca, grapes that thrive in the region's continental climate and gravelly soils. The Plansel Selecta Grande Escolha blends Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, and Touriga Nacional into a wine that has drawn recognition from Wine Enthusiast, Wine Advocate, Falstaff, and Decanter. The Plansel Selecta Reserva, built on Aragonez and Tinta Barroca, follows a similar trajectory of critical attention. A single-varietal expression, the Marquês de Montemor Colheita Seleccionada, showcases Tinta Barroca in isolation. These wines reflect the Alentejo's character: ripe fruit, tannin presence, and the mineral backbone that defines the region's best reds.