From our Importer: Textura is the Portuguese word for “texture”. The winery’s founder and owner, Marcelo Araujo wants his wines to be about their textures and feel and importantly how it makes us feel to drink them. Marcelo purposefully chose the Dão region because of its attractive combination of climate and geographic features offering optimal grape growing conditions. Nestled against Portugal’s tallest inland mountain region, the Serra da Estrela, the Dão is quickly becoming a magnet for some of Portugal’s best winemakers as the prime location for showcasing several of the country’s prominent varietals. Marcelo and his family made significant investments in understanding their land and building their winery (fit into the original location of a textile factory) to properly allow for organic farming and the vinification of their parcels separately.

Although the overall winemaking is directed by Luis Seabra, Marcelo has gathered a critical mass of imagination in the cellar. Mariana Vala Salvador leads the team as assistant to Luis. Marcelo himself has finished courses in Oenology too. The approach is minimalist and ensuring the wines are not manipulated but reflect what the terroir intended. The team is young, inspired and visionary.

The cellar is housed in a reclaimed concrete industrial structure, now insulated and fully functional. It appears historic in it’s outdoor setting but opens to a pristine atelier that is entirely modern. Inside resides fermenting vessels, widely ranging in size, material and intention. The 2nd tier of aging barrels (of mixed sizes) has only just begun (This whole project kicked off in 2018!). This allows the full tool box to explore potential as the estate looks to sculpt and define the wines.

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