White Wine

Vale da Capucha

Palhete 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.

Winemaking: Harvest takes place between late September and the first days of October. Manual harvest during the cooler hours of the day. Fermentation with whole bunches in open vats. The vat is filled with 80% destemmed grapes and 20% whole bunches. Gentle foot treading and natural fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Daily “pigeage” during alcoholic fermentation and manual pump-overs. No exogenous products were added to the grapes, except for a minimal dose of sulfites.

Aging: Aged for 10 months in stainless steel vats. Unfiltered wine.

Viticulture and enology: Pedro Marques and Manuel Marques.

Analytical parameters: pH: 3.2 Total acidity: 6.1 g/l Residual sugar: <0.6 g/l Total SO2: 23 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.