The Santar Vila Jardim Wines project stems from the Santar Vila Jardim project – www.santarvilajardim.pt – which brought together several gardens in the Historic Village of Santar, breaking walls, creating bridges, connecting spaces, allowing you to visit a Historic Village and its cultural heritage through these green corridors.
The owners of these gardens also wanted to take advantage of some existing vineyards, creating new vineyards in these exceptional spaces, where once there were vegetable gardens and orchards, that take advantage of the positive impact of biodiversity, dry stone walls, native vegetation and hedges, some centenary, that preserve the habitat and the species that are in them, improving the production of grapes and wine.
Thus, a new vineyard and wine project is born from the best plots of these properties, in a balanced and natural environment, favouring the quality dimension as its inseparable partner.
The union of these various families and their properties in the village of Santar, Casa dos Condes de Santar e Magalhães, Casa dos Linhares Ibérico Nogueira, Hotel Valverde Santar Vila Jardim, Nossa Senhora da Piedade and Casa da Magnólia, brought several beneficial valences to the project, The Casa dos Condes de Santar e Magalhães added to this component the long experience in the wine tradition in the region and in the country, this family legacy being brought by Pedro de Vasconcellos e Souza, the “Pater” winemaker of this project.
His substantive career, not only in the creation of Casa de Santar wines but also of Herdade do Freixo in the Alentejo, are inseparable marks of a personality that manages to understand the spirit of the place and make us savour its authenticity. His passion for this region, which he considers to be his birthplace, has given him yet another challenge that is the crowning achievement of a life dedicated to wine excellence.
The study of the land, the grape varieties, the clones, the attentive listening to the wisdom of the ancients, combined with technological innovation, are parameters that have been thoroughly taken into account.
The inclusive nature of the project, its dialoguing dimension and plurality of skills, was another important angle in this achievement that we are honoured to present to you. Enjoy these nectars.
