Rascal - Emanuel Frutuoso

I am a wine producer who, in 2017, began tending to old vines in the Cadaval area, approximately 1 hectare. In 2019, I started the Safado project, where I am responsible for viticulture and winemaking.

Vines aged 65 years, with old white grape varieties, worked using traditional methods and organic farming. For the rosé and red wines, the grapes are 100% Tinta Roriz, acquired from local producers with certified organic farming practices. The rosé is directly pressed and fermented in used French oak barrels. The red wine is macerated for approximately 8 days, then pressed, fermented, and aged in barrels. Natural vinification (indigenous yeasts) with the addition of sulfur dioxide at the beginning, without maceration, temperature control, or filtration, aged in used oak barrels. Wines are bottled by the winery itself using only manual bottling and a semi-automatic corking system. The wines age for a minimum of 6 months in the bottle before being released to the market.