We started pruning the Morgado de Oliveira vineyard, next to Paço, with the aim of disciplining and stimulating the growth of the buds responsible for future production. By achieving a balance between the development of the plant and its vegetation, we ensure sufficient production of quality grapes and at the same time the longevity of the plant.
It was in 2017 that we planted the Morgado de Oliveira vineyard in organic production. The grounds of Morgado de Oliveira are blessed with water, with the Água da Prata aqueduct fed by the wells on the property bought by King João II from Morgado de Oliveira at the end of the 15th century. The vineyard existed here before the Morgado was established in 1306.
White grape varieties: Arinto, Perrum and Folgasão.
Red grape varieties: Touriga Nacional, Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Baga, Tinta Grossa and Tinta Miúda.
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It was in 2010 that we started our first white trial of indigenous yeasts.
Today, 11 years later, all our wines are made from indigenous yeasts. But which indigenous ones? The ones from the winery? The ones from the vineyard? Here we only tested yeasts from the Morgado de Oliveira vineyard. We therefore made a "vat foot" in the vineyard, multiplying only the yeasts from the vineyard, and inoculated the barrels directly with these yeasts. The result?
Our Arinto das indígenas do Morgado!
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