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QUINTA DO MOURO

WINES THAT STAND THE TEST OF TIME, MADE BY THE GOOD (AND BAD) TEMPER OF AN AUTHOR PASSIONATE ABOUT ALENTEJO’S CLASSICS

PRODUCER

THE GENIE IN THE BOTTLE OF MIGUEL LOURO

Quinta do Mouro was chosen as Alentejo’s Best Wine Producer in 2015 by Wine Magazine. That same year, in The Wine Advocate, Mark Squires wrote «All the tastings that I had in Alentejo lead me to one conclusion: Quinta do Mouro is the best winemaker of the region. You can’t ignore it. »

ESTATE

IN ESTREMOZ

In 1979, with just 26 years of age, fortune dictated the fate of Miguel Louro, when he was faced with the dilemma of buying a Porsche or the Quinta do Mouro at a poker table, among friends. The first hectares of vineyard would be planted in 1989 after a failed foray into livestock.

THE VINEYARD

A STUBBORN VITICULTURE HERE, ONLY A FEW GRAPE VARIETIES ARE ALLOWED (AND MOST HAVE TO LEAVE)

With the aim of creating great classics in the Alentejo, the first 6 ha of vineyards were planted in 1989. Through successive trials and adaptations, Miguel Louro realized that the key to achieving his goal was a peculiar viticulture, not only with regard to the careful choice of grape varieties as well as the unusual training of the vines, mostly planted in unirrigated schist soils, with low productivity. In the current 33 ha of vineyards, the Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Touriga Nacional and Trincadeira, Arinto, Antão Vaz and Verdelho grape varieties reign, along with international varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Syrah or Petit Verdot.

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Quinta do Mouro Location:

Vineyard Spot: Estremoz, Portugal
Planted vine: 30 ha
Website: Quinta do Mouro
Interesting fact: In 1979, with just 26 years of age, fortune dictated the fate of Miguel Louro, when he was faced with the dilemma of buying a Porsche or the Quinta do Mouro at a poker table