Nuno-Elias

Herdade do Monte da Ribeira sits 400 metres above sea level in the Alentejo on a geological fault line, with crimson iron-oxide soil and 43 hectares of vineyards surrounded by 210 hectares of olive groves. Since Nuno Elias took over as winemaker in 2002, the estate has consistently produced wines of premium character from this hot, dramatic corner of southern Portugal.