Vineyards Quinta de Vale de Espinho
In the quest to recover the high-altitude wine-growing heritage of Beira Interior, this wine estate results from the combination of several plots purchased during the years 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Non-irrigated vineyard grown in organic production.
Location
Parish of Vermiosa, municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, in the Douro river basin, in the heart of Douro International Natural Park
Average Altitude
685m
Soil
Clayey with veins of quartz
Vineyard Area
10.64 ha in total, of which 6.73 white and 3.91 red
Pruning
Uni- and bilateral Guyot and also uni- and bilateral Royat cordon
Grape Varieties
White: Síria, Fonte Cal, Rabo de Ovelha, Malvasia Fina and Gouveio
Red: Tinta Roriz, Rufete, Tinta Barroca and Alicante Bouschet
Total Area
12.65 hectares, including agricultural machinery warehouses
In the quest to recover the high-altitude wine-growing heritage of Beira Interior, this wine estate results from the combination of several plots purchased during the years 2021, 2022 and 2023.
It includes almost 6 hectares of century-old vineyards planted in 1903, with the first rootstocks used in Portugal after the devastation of phylloxera, which I have recovered by planting rootstocks in gaps and grafting with material from the same vineyard.
With this recovery of very old vines, I want to leave future generations a legacy that reflects the tradition of the terroir, and that can be replicated while preserving the set of white and red field blend varieties that so well reflected the altitude of these vineyards.
