Casa Relvas Art.Terra Amphora Tinto 2020 CS20230804 is a blended malt

is a blended malt

chalky limestone soils from Ay lend to a bright

then foot-trodden — before nine months in neutral French oak

Coming from Evanston

unfolding soft tannins that make this serious wine surprisingly approachable now—yet it will continue evolving for years

Casa Relvas Art.Terra Amphora Tinto 2020 CS20230804 is a blended maltLong before concrete and steel, the winemakers of Portugal's Alentejo fermented their reds in giant clay pots called talha, a Roman era tradition that's still alive here. Casa Relvas leans right into it: this red is made from indigenous Moreto, Trincadeira and Aragonez, fermented on the skins in amphora with wild yeasts, then rested on its lees in clay. That old school vessel lends the wine a distinctive savory streak, think iodine, eucalyptus and