Mateus, together with Teresa Ameztoy, founded the winery they call “Shad’s Winery (Alosa Alosa)”, named after the fish that once traveled up the Douro River from the Atlantic Ocean, a journey now impossible due to the construction of dams.

In this cellar they give us different perspectives and approaches to the vineyard and wine, based on organic and some biodynamic farming.

They present us 3 sets of wines. The Trans-Douro-Express, seeking to show the climatic characteristics of each sub-region of the Douro: Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo and Douro Superior. The Eremitas, white wines made with the same variety but from parcels with different soils, and, finally, the Curral Teles which are the result of different vinification techniques.

All this in an underground wine cellar, dug in the schist, done with the help of our friend Pedro Jervell, creating an unusual aesthetic where nature and man meet.