Wines
HBV's main motivation is to preserve and develop the family legacy and to make available high quality products, with national and international recognition.
Grand Reserve Wine
Wines aged for 12 months before bottling followed by bottle ageing of between 18 and 30 months with a minimum quality classification of Good by the Port Wine Tasters' Chamber.
This mention is reserved for wines with outstanding organoleptic characteristics (aroma, colour and taste), thus corresponding to years of excellence.
YEAR: 2020
TYPE: White Wine
GRAPE VARIETY: Antão Vaz, Arinto e Alvarinho
REGION: Algarve
SOILS: Sandy Clay and Schist
YEAR: 2020
TYPE: Red Wine
GRAPE VARIETY: Aragonez e Castelão
REGION: Algarve
SOILS: Sandy Clay and Schist
YEAR: 2019
TYPE: Red Wine
GRAPE VARIETY: Castelão
REGION: Algarve
SOILS: Sandy Clay and Schist
Red Wine
The red wines are made from a single grape variety - Aragonez or Castelão, or a blend of both varieties.
From vineyards over 20 years old.
They stay for 12 months.
They have a ruby colour.
YEAR: 2018
TYPE: Red Wine
GRAPE VARIETY: Castelão
REGION: Algarve
SOILS: Sandy Clay and Schist
YEAR: 2021
TYPE: Red Wine
GRAPE VARIETY: Aragonez e Castelão
REGION: Algarve
SOILS: Sandy Clay and Schist
YEAR: 2021
TYPE: Red Wine
GRAPE VARIETY: Aragonez
REGION: Algarve
SOILS: Sandy Clay and Schist
White Wine
The white wines are made from single varietals - Sauvignos Blanc, Viognier or Chardonnay, or a blend of varietals - Antão Vaz, Arinto and Alvarinho
White wines are gastronomic wines whose complexity is achieved by maturing for 7 to 10 months on their lees (sur lie).
YEAR: 2021
TYPE: White Wine
GRAPE VARIETY: Sauvignon Blanc
REGION: Algarve
SOILS: Sandy Clay and Schist
YEAR: 2020
TYPE: White Wine
GRAPE VARIETY: Chardonnay
REGION: Algarve
SOILS: Sandy Clay and Schist
YEAR: 2020
TYPE: White Wine
GRAPE VARIETY: Viognier
REGION: Algarve
SOILS: Sandy Clay and Schist
YEAR: 2021
TYPE: White Wine
GRAPE VARIETY: Arinto e Alvarinho
REGION: Algarve
SOILS: Sandy Clay and Schist
Rose Wine
Rosé is a wine made from single grape varieties - Negra Mole or Castelão.
Negra Mole is the second oldest Portuguese grape variety, with greater genetic variability,
with white clones and colorful clones.
It is considered the Algarve grape per excellence (indigenous variety) – this grape can only be found in the Algarve.
Vinification at a controlled temperature of 12ºC for 3 weeks, followed by ageing for 6 months on fine lees for greater unctuosity and complexity.
They are pale pink in colour.
YEAR: 2021
TYPE: Rose Wine
GRAPE VARIETY: Castelão
REGION: Algarve
SOILS: Sandy Clay and Schist
YEAR: 2022
TYPE: Rose Wine
GRAPE VARIETY: Negra Mole
REGION: Algarve
SOILS: Sandy Clay and Schist
Awards
It is with great joy and satisfaction that we share with you that 2 of our wines were awarded in the Algarve Wines Competition 2023.
One Gold and one Silver medal in a competition that included wines from 26 Algarve producers.
Cheers! 🍷
It is with great satisfaction and pride that we inform you that we received a Silver Medal at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles.
It is an award that offers us, above all, genuine recognition of our work.
Blend White 2021 was selected by the contest's judges from nearly 10,000 wines with complete independence and extreme rigor.
We are extremely pleased to announce the winning of two medals in one of the most prestigious wine contests in the world. INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
It is with great satisfaction that we share with you the conquest of 2 medals in the Wine Cities 2023 Competition:
- GRAND GOLD with the wine HBV Chardonnay Reserve 2020.
- Gold Medal with the HBV Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2021.
What a pride!
In the 2023 edition of the Concours International de Lyon, 8,981 samples from 47 countries were tasted. Our new white wine Herdade Barranco do Vale Arinto and Alvarinho Reserve 2021 was distinguished with a silver medal
Arinto e Alvarinho Reserve 2021
On the last day of August we were surprised with 3 Gold medals, in an international competition. This time they came from Asia: Asian Wine Trophy.
Red Blend Reserve 2019
On the last day of August we were surprised with 3 Gold medals, in an international competition. This time they came from Asia: Asian Wine Trophy.
Castelão Reserve 2018
On the last day of August we were surprised with 3 Gold medals, in an international competition. This time they came from Asia: Asian Wine Trophy.
Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2020
On 10th June 2022, the Algarve Wine Competition took place, with more than 140 wines competing.
This year the most awarded producer was Herdade Barranco do Vale, with 2 gold medals - The White Blend Reserve 2019 was one of them - and 3 Silver medals. 44 of the 140 wines in the competition were awarded. 5 of the 44 awarded wines in the competition are from HBV.
5 of the 8 HBV wines were awarded.
On 10th June 2022, the Algarve Wine Competition took place, with more than 140 wines competing.
This year the most awarded producer was Herdade Barranco do Vale, with 2 gold medals - The Viognier Reserve 2019 was one of them - and 3 Silver medals. 44 of the 140 wines in the competition were awarded. 5 of the 44 awarded wines in the competition are from HBV.
5 of the 8 HBV wines were awarded.
On 10th June 2022, the Algarve Wine Competition took place, with more than 140 wines competing.
This year the most awarded producer was Herdade Barranco do Vale, with 2 Gold medals and 3 Silver medals - the Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2020 was one of them. 44 of the 140 wines in the competition were awarded. 5 of the 44 awarded wines in the competition are from HBV.
5 of the 8 HBV wines were awarded.
On 10th June 2022, the Algarve Wine Competition took place, with more than 140 wines competing.
This year the most awarded producer was Herdade Barranco do Vale, with 2 Gold medals and 3 Silver medals - the Aragonez Reserve 2020 was one of them. 44 of the 140 wines in the competition were awarded. 5 of the 44 awarded wines in the competition are from HBV.
5 of the 8 HBV wines were awarded.
On 10th June 2022, the Algarve Wine Competition took place, with more than 140 wines competing.
This year the most awarded producer was Herdade Barranco do Vale, with 2 Gold medals and 3 Silver medals - the Castelão Reserve 2018 was one of them. 44 of the 140 wines in the competition were awarded. 5 of the 44 awarded wines in the competition are from HBV.
5 of the 8 HBV wines were awarded.
We are proud to inform you that we received a gold medal assigned to Red Blend Reserve 2019 in the Concours Mondial Bruxelles - the world's most prestigious competition brought together experts from across the international wine industry to taste over 7300 samples from nearly 40 countries around the world. We are proud to be part of the Gold Medal winners.
The Blend White Reserve 2019 wine was awarded the Market Choice award by Grandes Escolhas magazine
The Blend Red Reserve 2019 wine was awarded a gold medal in the Cities of Wine competition by the AMPV, winning 11th place in the overall classification of all the wines in the competition from 55 municipalities in Portugal.
The wine Sauvignon Blanc Reserva 2020 was awarded a gold medal in the Cidades do Vinho competition by AMPV.
The Blend White Reserve 2019 wine was awarded a gold medal at the Portugal Wine Trophy - by the OIV and UIOE
The wine Viognier Reserva 2019 was awarded a gold medal at the Portugal Wine Trophy - by the OIV and the UIOE
The wine Chardonnay Reserve 2019 was awarded a gold medal at the Portugal Wine Trophy - by the OIV and the UIOE
The Blend Red Reserve 2019 wine was awarded a Commendation by the International Wine Challenge in London.
The wine Sauvignon Blanc Reserva 2019 was awarded a gold medal in the XIII Vinhos do Algarve competition.
The Blend White Reserve 2019 wine was awarded a gold medal in the Cities of Wine competition. It was one of the 40 highest scoring wines among all the wines from all the regions of Portugal in the competition.
The Blend White Reserve 2019 wine was awarded a bronze medal in one of the most prestigious wine competitions in the world - International Wine Challenge 2021 with 88 points.
Castelão Reserva 2018 wine was awarded a silver medal at the Concours International de Lyon 2021
The Blend White wine (Antão Vaz, Alvarinho and Arinto) Reserve 2019 was awarded a gold medal at the Concours International de Lyon 2021
It is with great pride that we announce that we have won the PRESS CHOICE AWARD promoted by the magazine Vinho Grandes Escolhas
"It is with satisfaction that we note that, in addition to the large number of samples in the competition (678)..., the level of the wines entered was excellent. A wine contest that can bring together such a wide range of wines and, above all, the presence of so many top of the range wines... is unprecedented in Portugal [...] [....]it is also gratifying to note that this contest also allows us to discover many good surprises. And that's why we see in the awarded brands, standing up to already famous wines, others that are still little known or that are being launched [...]" - João Geirinhas, Director of Grandes Escolhas
The Blend Tinto Reserva 2017 wine was distinguished as one of the best wines in Portugal, in the Algarve category, by the magazine Grandes Escolhas.
The Aragonez 2018 Reserve was distinguished as one of the best wines in Portugal, in the Algarve category, by Grandes Escolhas Magazine.
We are very pleased to announce that Herdade Barranco do Vale won 2 silver medals in the Algarve Wine Competition.
The award-winning wines were the Red Blend (Aragonez and Castelão) Reserve 2017 and the White Blend (Antão Vaz, Alvarinho and Arinto) 2018.
This distinction gives us even more motivation to continue the work we have been doing
inspire us the algarve to do it differently and well done!
inspire us the algarve to do it differently and well done!
