Clay-limestone vineyards · JanasWhere the Quinta began,
Where the Quinta began,
in clay and limestone.
Four vineyards high in Janas, between 150 and 180 metres. Every wine in our shop today comes from here.
4vineyards
5.2 haunder vine
5grape varieties
2013Quinta de San Michel
2015Zé Moço
2020Três Cantos
2023Granja do Bispo
5Mar da Aguda6Borneirinhos7RibeirinhaVineyards at their real locations · south of the Serra, not to scale
Quinta de San Michel
Where it all began: the Quinta’s first vines, facing the Serra and the Pena Palace.
- Area
- 0.7 ha
- Planted
- 2013
- Altitude
- 180 m
- Soil
- Clay-limestone
- Grapes
- Malvasia de Colares · Arinto
- Training
- Cane-pruned, on wires
- Row orientation
- North-south
- Spacing
- 2 m × 1 m
- Density
- 5,000 vines/ha
Zé Moço
The vineyard for wines built to age. In exceptional years it gives Névoa de Janas.
- Area
- 1.2 ha
- Planted
- 2015
- Altitude
- 170 m
- Soil
- Clay-limestone, richer in limestone
- Grapes
- Malvasia de Colares · Arinto
- Training
- Cane-pruned, on wires
- Row orientation
- North-south
- Spacing
- 2 m × 1 m
- Density
- 5,000 vines/ha
Três Cantos
A rare grape, historic in Carcavelos, planted in a small corner of Janas.
- Area
- 0.3 ha
- Planted
- 2020
- Altitude
- 170 m
- Soil
- Clay-limestone, mostly limestone
- Grapes
- Galego Dourado
- Training
- Cane-pruned, on wires
- Row orientation
- Northwest-southeast
- Spacing
- 2 m × 0.90 m
- Density
- 5,500 vines/ha
Granja do Bispo
The Quinta’s largest vineyard, with its first red grapes: Castelão and Molar.
- Area
- 3 ha
- Planted
- 2023
- Altitude
- 150 m
- Soil
- Clay-limestone
- Grapes
- Malvasia de Colares · Arinto · Galego Dourado · Castelão · Molar
- Training
- Cane-pruned, on wires
- Row orientation
- North-south
- Spacing
- 2 m × 1 m
- Density
- 5,000 vines/ha
