Quinta de Sant’Ana Late Harvest Riesling 2020

Organic · 100% Riesling · Atlantic Sweet Wine · Vinho Regional Lisboa

A sweet organic wine with an Atlantic soul, crafted entirely from Riesling in the hills of Lisbon.

Story & Origin

The history of Quinta de Sant’Ana reads like a novel: an Englishman, James Frost, decides to revive his German wife’s abandoned family estate, raising their children there, cultivating the land and producing wines of strong identity. Alongside one of Portugal’s most respected winemakers, António Maçanita, this family partnership has revealed the hidden potential of the Lisbon region.

Certified organic since 2015, the estate works with indigenous yeasts, minimal sulphur and a deeply honest, low-intervention philosophy.

This Late Harvest 2020, made from 100% Riesling harvested late and affected by noble rot, is a rare sweet wine where Atlantic freshness and limestone minerality merge beautifully with the grape’s natural sweetness and vibrant acidity.

Tasting Notes

Golden amber colour.
Intense aromas of juicy lime, honeycomb, apricot jam, quince marmalade and salted pistachio.
On the palate, it is rich and unctuous yet perfectly balanced by refreshing acidity and a distinct coastal salinity.
The finish is long, energetic and precise.

Technical Information

Country: Portugal
Region: Lisboa
Location: Gradil, Mafra — south-facing slope, deep and cool soils
Climate: Atlantic — morning fog, warm afternoons
Soils: Clay-limestone
Grape Variety: 100% Riesling
Type: Sweet Wine
Designation: Vinho Regional Lisboa

Viticulture: James Frost, Amândio Cruz (certified organic)
Winemaking: António Moita Maçanita

Harvest: Mid-October — hand selection of botrytised grapes

Vinification:
• Destemming and gentle crushing
• 3-day cold maceration
• Slow fermentation in used French oak barrels

Ageing:
• 9 months in used French oak barrels

Bottling: July 2023
Release: November 2024
Production: 1,934 bottles (375 ml)

Analytical Data

• Alcohol: 14%
• Total Acidity: 12.5 g/L
• Volatile Acidity: 0.71 g/L
• pH: 3.17
• Residual Sugar: 75.3 g/L

Food Pairing & Service

Perfect with citrus-based desserts, crêpes suzette, fruit tarts or a cheese board (blue cheeses, washed rind or aged hard cheeses).
Also excellent on its own as a meditative wine.

Serving temperature: 8 °C.