2019 | Quinta das Marias | Crudus

Introduction

White Wine: 2019 | Quinta das Marias | Crudus

Wine without stabilization, subject to create natural deposit. Contains sulfites.

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Producer: Quinta das Marias

Vintage: 2019

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13%

Varietal: Encruzado

Country/Region: Portugal, Dao

Wine without stabilization, subject to create natural deposit. Contains sulfites.

Producer Information

In the 80s I managed the subsidiary of the Zurich Insurance Group in Portugal. During my frequent business trips throughout the country I grew very fond of the Do region around Viseu. In 1991, my wife Elisabeth and I bought four hectares of abandoned land and a house, which resembled a ruin more than a habitable dwelling, in Oliveira do Conde. We called the farm Quinta das Marias as Elisabeth and our three daughters, Ester, Isabel and Julia, all have Maria as one of their names. Firstly, we employed Antnio Coelho Lopes as our caretaker, bought a tractor and planted two hectares of new vines. Thanks to the purchase of additional, bordering land we have since reached twelve hectares. It was important to us that we were not only investors: we wanted to work with our hands and create wine ourselves. With the aid of Eng. Antnio Narciso and hard work, I taught myself to become the Winemaker of Quinta das Marias.
Legal requirements oblige us to only use grapes of our own production. These grapes are looked after with the greatest care, from the first pruning in winter right up to the harvest. From the very start, there was a clear determination and obligation to only produce wines of the highest quality. We believe that they should represent the Dos typical elegance and therefore withstand tough global competition. In 2012, the famous Portuguese wine journalist Rui Falco wrote in the magazine Fugas about Quinta das Marias: The story of the family Eckert shows eloquently how passion overrides reason, how a dream commands life and how love and passion can overcome all obstacles In no time Quinta das Marias reached the top of the hierarchy of the Do and serves as a great reference and role model in the region.