Carmim 2018 Monsaraz Reserva, Alentejo DOC

Carmim is a cooperative winery in the Alentejo region of Portugal. Its state-of-the-art facility produces outstanding wines with the help of its 850 members who own over 8600 acres of vineyards. Carmim's wines have been awarded with more than 600 awards in various national and international competitions, and here is the latest award winner.

Monsaraz Reserva is a new wine that changes up the usual formula. Touriga Nacional is blended with Alentajo time-honored favorites Trincadeira and Alicante Bouschet (60% Alicante Bouschet, 20% Trincadeira and 20% Touriga Nacional), raising the profile and creating a wine with international style and appeal.

Carmim’s 2017 Monsaraz Reserva Red wine was awarded Best In Show and 97 points (Platinum Medal) in the Decanter World Wine Awards 2020 Competition. This 2018 is just as delicious and rewarding not to mention just as much of an amazing value. It shows aroma of ripe black fruits, suggesting blackberries and plums, wrapped in spicy notes, in the mouth it shows depth with minerality complementing the fruit and great complexity. It ends with a delightful and persistent finish.