Portugal's sun-drenched plains southeast of Lisbon, producing powerful, food-friendly reds from Alicante Bouschet, Trincadeira, Aragonez (Tempranillo), and Touriga Nacional. The region's cork oak forests supply 50% of the world's natural cork. Eight sub-regions — including Borba, Reguengos, and Évora — each express different aspects of the region's warm continental climate and schist, granite, and marble soils.
| Year | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | Outstanding Alentejo vintage; Alicante Bouschet and Trincadeira from schist soils showed extraordinary depth and freshness despite the heat. |
| 2021 | — | Classic warm-climate vintage; the region's ancient variety blend produced wines of excellent complexity and food-friendly structure. |
| 2020 | — | Benchmark year; Esporão Reserva and Mouchão Torre de Palma produced internationally acclaimed single-varietal wines. |
| 2019 | — | Outstanding vintage; Alicante Bouschet achieved extraordinary depth; Esporão Private Selection gained international cult status. |
| 2018 | — | Solid vintage; Aragonez and Touriga Nacional showed excellent varietal character from the cooler sub-regions of Évora and Grândola. |
| 2017 | — | Exceptional vintage — the best in a decade according to many producers. Concentrated, complex reds. |