Dorina Lindemann Red 2020

The winery was created in 1997, when Dorina Lindemann, daughter of Jorge Böhm, oenologist licensed by the University of Geisenheim (Hessen), came from Germany to Portugal with the husband Thomas Lindemann and, leveraging the existing vineyards linked to the program of technical improvement of his father, devoted himself to the production of wine.
Nowadays, Dorina and her two daughters, Julia and LuisaLindemann, are passionate about the wine of indigenous vine by Alentejo.
The combination of the oenological knowledge about the varieties with the existence of biodiversity is fundamental to achieving our strategic objective. The direct relationship between the wine and the environment of the terroir of Quinta da PLANSEL toward a precision viticulture is the secret of the success of the cuvées and monovarietals of Dorina Lindemann.

Dorina was able to produce her first wines together with a research assistant, the young winemaker Paulo Laureano, at the experimental wine estate of the University of Évora in Mitra. This is where the PLANSEL SELECTA brand was born. During the next five years, and with the help of her husband, Dorina established her own winery: the Quinta da PLANSEL. Decades' worth of experience were quickly passed from father to daughter. And much more experience was gained from the 20,000 litres of wine produced in 1997 to today annual production stands around 400,000 litres. This is not that impressive until you realise that Dorina purposely seeks to achieve low yields, even with the simplest of table wines. One of the secrets of the winery's success is the excellent collaboration between Dorina and fellow oenologist Carlos Ramos, with experience with the grapevine varieties. Both have extensive in-depth knowledge and a passion for the Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Barroca varieties in particular, as grown in the terroir of Montemor-o-Novo.

Dorina Lindemann, with the daughters Julia and Luisa, are the last descendants active in a family which, since 1828, has been engaged in the cultivation of vines and the production of wine.
Today, the daughters are following the same path of the grandfather and mother, preparing this time at university level to meet the challenges that lie ahead.