Rita Soares reflects on 27 years of building Herdade da Malhadinha Nova, and the new Assouline volume that frames her Alentejo estate as a model of organic luxury.

"I always feel we didn’t choose Malhadinha, it chose us. It needed someone to fall in love with it and bring life back. When we arrived, the property had been abandoned for 30 years. No water, no electricity. But there is a special energy there. We’re inside a natural reserve, and as farmers and wine producers, we have a responsibility to show that if you take time, you can build something extraordinary." - Rita Soares

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