Notes from winemaker & importer: Hello, I’m Hugo Campos, known as Hugo of Ciclo or Hugo dos Vinhos. Although I have a degree in Graphic Design, I entered the wine world early. At first I worked with the largest national producers, then went down a vertical ladder through various smaller projects until, as I entered my forties, I also entered a new phase of my career. I found the essence of Alentejo low-intervention wines; wines made using ancestral methods and meant for drinking slowly while sharing stories and cultures.
When in 2020 the world stopped, it created the opportunity to reflect, to reinvent ourselves and to explore new ideas. From this context, an experience idealized some time ago was finally born. We secured a 1.5 hectare vineyard in the Estremoz area, and began to make wine with minimal intervention, free from conventional rules and methods in order to mark this new cycle. A cycle that means a return to the basics, valuing simplicity, nature and the essence of wine in its wildest version.
‘Curtimenta’, which in Portuguese translates to ‘tanned’ and refers to the maceration stage of any wine, it’s also used to express the meaning of ‘orange wine’. For this wine, Hugo and Joana Campos used Moscatel, a super aromatic varietal, that spends 7 days on the skins to create a floral, medium-bodied showcasing notes of peach, tangerine, mango with some orange zest and a touch of spice. The finish is amazingly fresh with a well balanced and crisp acidity for an easy drinking glass of wine….or two.
Pair with seafood tapas, lemon chicken, fish or just because for a quick get together.
Region: Alentejo, Portugal
Grape: 100% Moscatel Graúdo
Vintage: 2025
750 ml
Notes from winemaker & importer: Hello, I’m Hugo Campos, known as Hugo of Ciclo or Hugo dos Vinhos. Although I have a degree in Graphic Design, I entered the wine world early. At first I worked with the largest national producers, then went down a vertical ladder through various smaller projects until, as I entered my forties, I also entered a new phase of my career. I found the essence of Alentejo low-intervention wines; wines made using ancestral methods and meant for drinking slowly while sharing stories and cultures.
When in 2020 the world stopped, it created the opportunity to reflect, to reinvent ourselves and to explore new ideas. From this context, an experience idealized some time ago was finally born. We secured a 1.5 hectare vineyard in the Estremoz area, and began to make wine with minimal intervention, free from conventional rules and methods in order to mark this new cycle. A cycle that means a return to the basics, valuing simplicity, nature and the essence of wine in its wildest version.
‘Curtimenta’, which in Portuguese translates to ‘tanned’ and refers to the maceration stage of any wine, it’s also used to express the meaning of ‘orange wine’. For this wine, Hugo and Joana Campos used Moscatel, a super aromatic varietal, that spends 7 days on the skins to create a floral, medium-bodied showcasing notes of peach, tangerine, mango with some orange zest and a touch of spice. The finish is amazingly fresh with a well balanced and crisp acidity for an easy drinking glass of wine….or two.
Pair with seafood tapas, lemon chicken, fish or just because for a quick get together.
Region: Alentejo, Portugal
Grape: 100% Moscatel Graúdo
Vintage: 2025
750 ml
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