Casal Figueira is a biodynamic winery in Portugal’s Lisboa region, north of Lisbon on the Serra de Montejunto slopes, founded in the early 1990s by the late António Augusto Carvalho. An oenology graduate from Montpellier, António planted 15ha with local grapes (Fernão Pires, Arinto, Castelão, Tinta Miúda) alongside French varieties (Marsanne, Roussanne, Syrah), pioneering low-intervention, terroir-focused wines when the area prioritized bulk production.

After António’s sudden death mid-harvest in 2009, his artist wife Marta Soares—mother of two—took over, completing that vintage and expanding from old coastal vines (70-100 years old) reclaimed from cooperatives. Now with 3ha, she crafts elegant, saline whites (Vital flagship: lemon, sea-spray, singing acidity) and reds (Vermelho: crunchy berries, herbs), vinifying in stainless steel with minimal sulfur. Marta balances winemaking, university art teaching, and personal creativity, skipping poor years like 2021 for integrity. Production emphasizes resilience, simplicity, and Atlantic freshness—~10,000 bottles annually of profound, anti-conventional wines.