Santos da Casa Reserva Vinho Regional Alentejano 2015
Santos da Casa Reserva 2015 is a 750mL red wine from the Alentejo region of Portugal, listed by the producer at 14.5% ABV — a limited-production Reserva (11,500 bottles for the current release) aged 12 months in French oak barrels. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 14.5% (producer datasheet; agreed by 2015 listings)
- Size: 750mL
- Origin: Alentejo, Portugal — Vinho Regional Alentejano; granitic limestone grey soils (producer datasheet)
- Production: About five days of cold maceration, temperature-controlled fermentation, malolactic fermentation in French oak (producer datasheet, current release)
- Ageing: 12 months in French oak barrels
- Vintage: 2015
A Two-Families Project in the Alentejo
Santos da Casa is the flagship label of Santos & Seixo, a family project begun in 2010 by two longtime family friends, Alzira dos Santos and Pedro Seixo, with a first harvest in the Douro and Alentejo; the label itself launched in 2015. In the Alentejo — Portugal's sun-baked south, all hot, dry summers under a Mediterranean climate with continental edges — the Reserva is the house's serious red: destemmed and crushed to vat, cold-macerated, fermented under temperature control, and put through its malolactic fermentation in French oak before a full year in barrel. Find more Portuguese bottles in our red wine collection and the producer's range on the Santos e Seixo vendor page.
Tasting Notes
The producer publishes no tasting note for this bottling; retailer descriptions of the 2015 describe ripe red fruit with a vanilla nuance from the oak, an intense palate, fleshy tannins, and a long, persistent finish — a full-bodied Alentejo style.
How to Enjoy
Decant for 30 minutes and serve at 16–18°C. Pair with roast lamb, grilled Iberian pork, mushroom risotto, or aged cheeses. The wider cellar is in our wine collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an Alentejano wine?
A wine from Portugal's Alentejo region — here bottled as a Vinho Regional Alentejano, the regional-wine designation for the Alentejo.
How is Santos da Casa Reserva aged?
Twelve months in French oak barrels, per the producer's datasheet and the 2015 listings.
What grapes are in the 2015?
The 2015's exact blend could not be verified: retailer listings for the vintage name Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez and Trincadeira, while the producer's current datasheet lists a different, later blend. The bottle's back label is the final word.
A limited-production Alentejo Reserva with a decade in bottle — order Santos da Casa Reserva 2015 online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.