Colares

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The region has a markedly maritime Atlantic climate, situated between the Serra de Sintra and the Atlantic Ocean.
• Vines must be planted in psammitic Regosols of sands resting on consolidated materials, traditionally known as «chão de areia» (sand soil).
• Vines may also be planted in brown calcareous soils derived from marls or related materials, traditionally known as «chão rijo» (hard soil), suitable for white or red wine.
• The soil composition combines a deep clay base covered by a sand layer, associated with the proximity of the sea and maritime winds.
• The region extends along the Atlantic coast, with the vines protected by screens of dried cane stalks erected directly on sand dunes. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Certification of the Colares controlled denomination of origin is guaranteed by the Comissão Vitivinícola da Região de Lisbon. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The red wine from the Ramisco variety is ruby in colour and astringent, but softens with age, acquiring a brownish hue and developing an extraordinary bouquet.
• The white wines from the Malvasia variety display a citrine colour and a distinctly fruity nose, with a fruity palate that makes them very approachable.

• The proximity of the sea and the influence of maritime winds, combined with the soil composition of a clay base covered by sand, allowed the vines to remain unaffected by the phylloxera that devastated vineyards in the late nineteenth century.

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

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Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-PT-A1461
• Official trade body site — Comissão Vitivinícola da Região de Lisboa