Sand vineyards · ColaresSand,
Sand,
the Colares way.
Three vineyards planted in 2023 in the sand by the sea, where Malvasia de Colares and Ramisco feel at home.
3vineyards
2.3 haunder vine
3grape varieties
2013
2015
2020
2023Mar da Aguda · Borneirinhos · Ribeirinha
1Quinta de San Michel2Zé Moço3Três Cantos4Granja do BispoVineyards at their real locations · south of the Serra, not to scale
Mar da Aguda
Malvasia de Colares in sand, between dry-stone walls, with the sea beyond.
- Area
- 0.8 ha
- Planted
- 2023
- Altitude
- 90 m
- Soil
- Sand, with some limestone
- Grapes
- Malvasia de Colares
- Training
- Bush vines
- Spacing
- 2 m × 1 m
- Density
- 5,000 vines/ha
Borneirinhos
Loose sand and stone pines sheltering the vines from the sea wind.
- Area
- 1 ha
- Planted
- 2023
- Altitude
- 110 m
- Soil
- Sand
- Grapes
- Malvasia de Colares · Arinto
- Training
- Cane-pruned, on wires
- Row orientation
- North-south
- Spacing
- 2 m × 0.90 m
- Density
- 5,500 vines/ha
Ribeirinha
Ramisco, the historic red grape of Colares, in sand near Mucifal.
- Area
- 0.5 ha
- Planted
- 2023
- Altitude
- 100 m
- Soil
- Sand
- Grapes
- Ramisco
- Training
- Cane-pruned, on wires
- Row orientation
- North-south
- Spacing
- 2 m × 1.5 m
- Density
- 3,300 vines/ha
