Caves do Monte
At a glance
- Winery Type
- Private Producer (Caves do Monte) + Family Estate (Quintas de Caíz)
- Founded
- 1992 (Caves do Monte)
- Owner
- Caves do Monte: Private company; Quintas de Caíz: Agostinho Freitas (3rd generation)
- Winemaker
- António Sousa
- Vineyard Area
- 25 ha (Quintas de Caíz)
- Region(s)
- Vinho Verde DOC, Amarante sub-region (Quintas de Caíz), Douro DOC (Caves do Monte)
- Grape Varieties
- Alvarinho, Azal, Avesso, Loureiro, Trajadura, Fernão Pires, Arinto, Malvasia Fina, Gouveio, Viosinho, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional
- Price Segment
- Entry, Mid-range, Premium
- Special Formats
- Magnum (1.5L)
- Certifications
- DOC Vinho Verde, DOC Douro, Amarante sub-region
- Export Markets
- International – multiple markets
- Awards
- Recognised in major international competitions (Quintas de Caíz)
Product Categories
Still Wines
The story
Caves do Monte (founded 1992 in Sousela, Lousada) and Quintas de Caíz (a three-generation family estate in the Amarante sub-region) represent two compelling faces of Vinho Verde, both guided by winemaker António Sousa. Caves do Monte brings scale and technological excellence — a 42,000 m² facility capable of bottling 10,000 litres per hour — and a portfolio spanning fragrant Vinho Verde whites and structured Douro DOC reds under brands including Valemesio, Entre Quintas and Alma da Vinha. Quintas de Caíz, meanwhile, offers 25 hectares of high-altitude, granitic terroir above the Tâmega river, producing the mineral, precise Encostas de Caíz Alvarinho and other single-variety expressions recognised at major international competitions. Together they cover the breadth of what makes Vinho Verde so endlessly rewarding.
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Discover every wine in Caves do Monte's catalogue with tasting notes, technical sheets and pricing.
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