The wines of Quinta de Foz de Arouce

The wines of Quinta de Foz de Arouce have for decades ranked among the best in Portugal. The historic estate lies close to the city of Coimbra. The vineyards are largely planted with the local Baga grape. In the morning they benefit from a thick mist, which the strong sun burns off as the morning goes on.

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The Foz de Arouce estate has a long history. A historic Roman road runs right through the vineyards. An Arab king built a castle there for his daughter. In 1811 Napoleon fought a battle there. At the time, the land was largely planted with pines. When these were destroyed by a tornado in 1939, the Count of Arouce decided to replace them with vines. Some of the now more than 70-year-old vines still produce wine today.

Since then, Quinta de Foz de Arouce has been a leading Portuguese winery. Not a large producer, but a house that delivers high and consistent quality year after year. The conditions for this are ideal.

Quinta de Foz lies in Beiras, near the city of Coimbra. The 15-hectare vineyards lie in full sun on the south-facing slope of a hill, on a soil of quartz and schist. Every morning the vineyards are wrapped in mist, which is very important for the proper ripening of the grapes. Two mountains, the Serra da Lousã and the Serra da Penela, shield the vineyards from the hot Tagus wind. This terroir is unique - within a radius of 70 kilometers there is no other vineyard.

Quinta de Foz de Arouce has planted mainly Baga grapes, some Touriga Nacional, and a small vineyard of white grapes: Cerceal, Fernão Pires and Bical. The Quinta produces no more than 10,000 bottles of red wine and 1,500 bottles of white wine per year.

Under the inspiring leadership of winemaker João Portugal Ramos, one of the country's best-known winemakers, the wines of Quinta de Foz de Arouce have for decades ranked among Portugal's absolute top segment. João is the son-in-law of the Count of Arouce, who still owns this piece of Portuguese heritage. We currently have one wine from Quinta de Foz de Arouce in our range. You can view all our wines from Quinta de Foz de Arouce here.

If you want to know more about this winery, here you will find the link to the website of Quinta de Foz de Arouce.