Algarve

Terroir

• Predominantly calcareous soils control vine vigour and grape sanitary status.
• Maritime Mediterranean climate with more than 3,000 sunshine hours per year and average rainfall of 575 mm per year.
• Intense sunlight and high summer temperatures favour the synthesis of sugars, terpenes, and colour compounds in the berries.

• A winemaking tradition spanning more than 2,500 years, with the revival of methods such as palhetes and claretes alongside recent innovation.
• Use of autochthonous and internationally recognised varieties, chosen for their adaptation to climate and soils, determining the aromatic and flavour profile of the wines.

• Soft wines with a sweet and alcoholic perception and low acidity; aromatic and complex Licorosos with a lingering finish.
• Sparkling wines with fine, persistent bead, aromatic and gently acidic, reflecting the high pre-harvest sunlight levels.

• Mountain ranges to the north block cold winds; the Atlantic coast to the south generates more than 3,000 sunshine hours per year and low rainfall (575 mm per year), favouring the accumulation of sugars and terpenic aromas in the grapes.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the the caderno de especificações.

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-PT-A1448
• Official trade body site — Comissão Vitivinícola do Algarve