RPM, a music-inspired low-intervention winery from Portugal
Website: https://www.vinrpm.com/en/
The basis of this music-inspired project is a family farm, which has been owned since the 1930s by the Roseira family.
The farm is Quinta da Livração, and it’s in the transition zone between Vinho Verde and the Douro, in a small valley. There are 4 hectares of vines here.
In 2010 José Roseira took over the vineyard, and making these wines is a new project in collaboration with Ricardo Moreira and Daniel Pires.
Winemaking is natural. I tasted these wines at the 2026 Simplesmente Vinho festival.
RPM Analogue 2024 Portugal
Arinto, Avesso, and Fernão Pires, foot trodden in granite lagares and finishes fermenting in old concrete tanks after 3 days on skins. Complex, savoury and spicy. Slight mouse.
RPM EQ 2024 Portugal
Arinto and Loureiro grapes macerate separately for three days and finish fermenting together in a concrete tank. Vivid textured, juicy, finely spiced, buscuitty finish. 89/100
RPM Overdub 2024 Portugal
Field blend from old vines. 8 days in lagar then concrete. Savoury spicy edge to the rich citrus and peach fruit, with nice structure. 93/100
RPM Reverb 2023 Portugal
Avesso on skins for 8 month plus red wine stems. Powerful but elegant lovely spicy detail peach and pear. So layered. 94/100
RPM Overdub Tinto 2023 Portugal
Mostly Castelão. Lively acidity with some lift. Structured and dense with grainy detail. Vivid intense style. 90/100
