White Wine

Vale da Capucha

Arinto 2019, 75cl

Torres Vedras

Vale da Capucha

Climate and soil: Clay-limestone soils of oceanic origin. Good drainage and moderate fertility. Atlantic influence (9 km from the sea). Humid mornings. Sunny and windy afternoons. Low thermal amplitude.

Vinification: Harvest occurs between the end of August and the first days of September. Manual picking during the coolest hours of the day. The grapes are gently pressed whole with stems, and the resulting must rests in natural decantation for 12 hours. The next day, the must is racked into 500L barrels. Fermentation starts in the following hours, triggered by indigenous yeasts, nurtured in our vineyard.

Aging: 22-month aging on lees, without stirring. No exogenous products were added to the grape. The wine is unfiltered and with no added sulfites.

Viticulture and enology: Pedro Marques and Manuel Marques.

Analytical parameters:
pH: 3.09
Total acidity: 7.7 (g/l)
Sugar: <1.5 (g/l) Total SO2: <10 (mg/l)

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

Vale da Capucha

Located in Turcifal, Torres Vedras, Quinta S. José is the home of Vale da Capucha wines and has been in the Marques family for several generations.

With a clay-limestone soil, just 8 km from the coast, there is a huge variety of fossils here, affirming that the sea once inhabited this area. The humid, Atlantic climate and mild temperatures create ideal conditions for producing fresh white and red wines.

Under the direction of Pedro Marques, an irreverent and restless winemaker who works the wines naturally and completely artisanally, the emphasis on white varieties is on Fernão Pires and Arinto, accompanied by Viosinho, Gouveio, Antão Vaz, and Alvarinho. For reds, the varieties include Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Castelão, and Syrah.

Vale da Capucha wines are organic and DOC.