Herdade do Monte da Ribeira

Herdade do Monte da Ribeira is an Alentejo estate near Marmelar, on the southern slopes of the Serra do Mendro. Victor Carmona e Costa bought the property in 1986 and spent the following fifteen years renovating the farm and developing its winery.

Forty-three of its 1,050 hectares are planted with Portuguese and international grape varieties. Mediterranean woodland surrounds much of the property, which lies close to the Alqueva reservoir. Production director and winemaker Nuno Elias works alongside long-serving vineyard staff on the estate’s Pousio wines.