VITICULTURE
VITICULTURE
TERROIR
(Terroir, site of the vineyard, the natural environment and the influence of man)
Quinta do Garrido, Quinta do Garrido is the headquarters of the company and where the winery is located. In this Quinta there are numerous plots and fields with the most varied varietals. whites: Fernão Pires (aka Maria Gomes), Arinto (aka Pedernã).The wines originated from these grapes are characterized by excellent freshness in the case of Arinto and great floral aromas in the case of Fernão Pires.In the reds: Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca, Castelão, Syrah, Tempranillo (aka Tinta Roriz), Cabernet Sauvignon, Caladoc, Alicante Bouschet and Vinhão (aka Sousão).
The wines originated from these red varieties have very different characteristics from the wines produced from Quinta da Gaia. Predominate red wines with great structure with floral and wild fruit aromas.
It is located in the municipality of Alenquer at 225m altitude in lands of limestone origin with a loamy clay texture.
Quinta da Gaia, the Quinta is divided into two plots and several fields exclusively of red varieties. From this Quinta are grapes from the Tempranillo (aka Tinta Roriz), Sirah, Alicante Bouschet and Castelão varieties. The grapes coming from this Quinta originate wines with very intense color, warm aromas and very ripe fruit.
It is located in the municipality of Alenquer at 23m altitude in loamy loam / loamy clay.
The Quinta de Sanssouci, a vineyard of a single vine, the Sauvignon Blanc. From this farm it originates all the Sauvignon Blanc grape of the company, originates wines intensely aromatic and very refreshing.
Located in the county of Alenquer at 15m altitude in loamy loam / loam - loamy terrain.
It is in the way we work all these different terroirs that make GARROCHA wines unique wines that could not be produced anywhere else