Casa Relvas is a family estate in the Alentejo with deep agricultural roots and a clear focus on sustainable viticulture. Their home estate, Herdade de São Miguel near Redondo, is planted on clay‑schist soils and centred on indigenous Portuguese grapes, producing wines that are generous, fruit‑led and authentic, shaped by careful vineyard work and a light touch in the cellar.

The name Pé de Mãe is given to special vines that are used as a source of cuttings for propagation purposes. Those vines that have proved to be perfectly adapted to their terroir, and whose fruit is proven to be of exceptional quality over time.  The recent years of drought in the Alentejo have revealed the exceptional hardiness of old disparaged varieties like Trincadeira, Moreto and Castelao.

This wine is made mainly from Trincadeiro grapes, using dry farming methods.  Taken from the best vines with the healthiest canopy and optimum ripeness of fruit, the juice was fermented in ‘lagar’ with wild yeasts.  The wine is lighter and more elegant than one might expect. Depth of flavour is balanced with complexity, and age-worthy structure has been honed and mellowed by extended ageing in large-volume, seasoned oak barrels.