This is what good wine from the Vital grape tastes like

Vital is a rare Portuguese white grape. You'll rarely come across a bottle of Vital, let alone a bottle of pure Vital, since as far as we know there is only one winemaker who makes it.

Check out our wine made from Vital grapes

Vital grows sparingly, near Lisbon and in the Douro valley. Its reputation wasn't great - it was said to produce only dull, clumsy wines and was therefore usually blended with other grapes.

One man debunked that myth: António Carvalho, a winemaker near Lisbon and champion of his homeland's forgotten grapes. He turned Vital into a beautiful single varietal: Casal Figueira. He sourced his grapes from mountainous vineyards close to the Atlantic Ocean, where Vital benefits from the sea winds and altitude, producing a beautiful quality wine.

António has sadly since passed away, but his wife Marta Soares has continued his life's work. She still makes Casal Figueira, and in tribute, her late husband's name still graces the label of this special wine - the only wine made from pure Vital.

We currently have one wine made from the Vital grape in our range. You can view our Vital wine here.