Evaristo, Regional Red Wine Lisboa

The grapes for the Evaristo are sourced from carefully selected growers with vineyards across the Lisbon wine region, giving Diogo a wide range of fruit with different characteristics to work with and maximum blending options. Coastal vineyards situated to the west of the region experience a cooler microclimate and produce grapes with great freshness and aromatics. Vineyards found further inland are more sheltered from these cooling influences and bring a riper aroma profile and body to the blend.

The 2022 vintage in Lisbon was characterised by hot and dry conditions, with yields down by about 9% in comparison to the previous year. The vintage began with a drier than average winter, followed by settled weather in the spring which provided perfect conditions for budburst, flowering and fruit set. This was followed by an intensely hot and dry summer, with some relief provided by the region’s sea breezes. The hot conditions brought about an early start to the harvest, producing grapes of optimum quality, and resulting wines of great freshness and excellent structure.

The fruit for this wine was harvested by variety. Upon arrival at the winery, the grapes were destemmed and crushed. Fermentation took place in stainless steel vats for right days at controlled temperatures of 25ºC – 26ºC. Following fermentation and malolactic fermentation, the wines were aged in stainless steel for six months. Following careful analysis and numerous tastings, the final blend was assembled, left to marry and then fined and filtered prior to bottling.