Douro, Portugal
Our smallest producer has amazing wines in very small quantities.
The Tubarão Wines project started in 2019 with the main objective of recovering and maintaining the vineyard culture in the masseira fields, between Póvoa de Varzim and Apúlia. In the same year they also started with a small production of red only from vines in branches (pergola). In their portfolio, they want to maintain classic production processes from the north coast of Portugal, from the vineyard to the winery. In 2024 they are going to start their first plantation, but without losing the link with the traditional production they have worked with so far.
Horizontal harvesting?!
The best of traditional & innovation in one!
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Tubarão Pet Nat
TUB-PETNAT - 2022 - Loureiro, Vinhão, and others - 11.5%
Low intervention – Spontaneous fermentation, indigenous yeasts, not filtered wines.
Sustainable wine project
Low sulphites - Average 4 mg/dm3
Vegan / Veggie friendly – Yes, but without certification.
Tubarao Pet Nat has a simple vinification! They press white and red grapes together without adding sulphites, after a gentle filtration (only to remove larger particles) the winemaker waits for the perfect time bottle. The rest of fermentation happens in the bottle, this achieves the natural gas.
The famous Masseira da Póvoa de Varzim fields continue to create this Pét-Nat, which is a mixture of several grape varieties in which Loureiro and Vinhão are dominant.
Produced by the ancestral method of sparkling wine, it developed a wine with nice bubbles and a very smooth acidity. They did the disgorging for the first time, removing some of the lees from the inside of the bottle whilst still being a natural style sparkling.
Drinking potential: 2023-2026
Serving Temperature: 8ºC
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Tubarão Red
TUB-R - 2022 - Vinhão (80%) & Alvarilhão - 11,5%
Low intervention – Spontaneous fermentation, indigenous yeasts, not filtered wines.
Sustainable wine project
Low sulphites - Average 4 mg/dm3
Vegan / Veggie friendly – Yes, but without certification.
Tubarão red de “Ramadas” 3rd Edition is back – only 1000 bottles were made.
Tubarao Red is a Minho region classic! With melolatic in bottle so that they can achieve the “fizz” that gives it the versatile, fresh and fun character to this wine.
The Red Shark of Ramadas returns with the 3rd edition. They reserved the batch of vinhão and alvarilhão grapes and the extra year gave it freshness and extra acidity. The profile remains the classic red minhoto (typical red from Minho). The big change is in the label. They asked illustrator Sofia Ayuso for a new face and everyone was delighted with just the stylish writing. We think the shelves and photos will like it too.
To be enjoyed at a cooler temperature. Ideally, chill it with your whites!
Drinking Potential: 2023-2025
Serving temperature: 8º-10ºC
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Tubarão White
TUB-W - 2022 - 100% Loureiro - 11.5%
Low intervention – Spontaneous fermentation, indigenous yeasts, not filtered wines.
Sustainable wine project
Low sulphites - Average 4 mg/dm3
Vegan / Veggie friendly – Yes, but without certification.
Tubarao Loureiro white, plays with your senses as the profile is similar to an Orange wine but the reality is that it doesn’t go through skin contact maceration. This wine is pressed & then goes directly to stainless tank where it stays for 4 months with the must. Melolatic fermentation happens in the bottle. Both of these methods give a “feeling” of orange wine without actually being one!
Tubarao have a new homage to the classic white that Vinho Verde made famous around the world. They made a 100% Loureiro wine base, with good acidity and aromas to which they added must (previously frozen in the harvest) at the time of bottling. The results in a fresh, dry, golden-coloured, unfiltered wine with a slight second fermentation spritz in the bottle.
Based on one of the best grape varieties in the Minho region, due to it’s freshness and minerality, Loureiro is increasingly asserting itself as one of the best in Portugal. The grapes of Tubarão Loureiro originate in Famalicão, a region that in addition to the freshness also gives it richness, which makes it quite gastronomic.
Drinking Potential: 2023-2025
Serving Temperature: 8ºC