Welcome to Quinta da Costa do Pinhão, a magical place perched high among the hills along the north bank of the Douro River. Its graded grapes supplied major port shippers like Niepoort for generations until Miguel Monteiro Morais inherited the estate from his grandfather in 2007. 

Miguel may have trained as a civil engineer, but wine coursed through his veins. Having revamped the winery, and garnered the support of consultant winemaker Luis Seabra, Miguel launched his brand in 2014. 

The estate’s single white wine is fermented on skins, but don't expect to see it highlighted on the label as it butts against the IVDP regulations! The branco wine is a total rebel – an orange wine with a flinty, concentrated, and almost Burgundian quality. 

Now, let's talk about the reds. These wines are part of the same Douro new-wave category as Conceito or Folias de Baco, and they know how to bring the heat. You won't find any high alcohol or toasty oak in these wines. They're all about the pure, unadulterated goodness of the grapes. These wines simply seek to respect the land that Miguel´s grandparents, through a mixture of luck and ingenuity, dedicated their lives to.