History
Domínio do Açor is inserted in a fascinating historical atmosphere next to the village of Oliveira do Conde, a small parish in the Municipality of Carregal do Sal and District of Viseu, in the wine region of the Dão.
To wine lovers and wine travellers, it is inevitable to think that we are walking in Volnay or Vosne-Romanée, when we leave the domaine and enter the old cobblestone streets towards our old winery, located in a charming square, in front of the 17th century Casa dos Buxeiros. But let's go back even further in time...
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VINHA DA BASTARDA: 1.31ha, planted in 1990 with Touriga Nacional, and in total conversion since 2024 to a collection of ‘bastard’ white grape varieties, left aside by the modern wine industry, but of great qualitative value and for the preservation of the history of the Dão: Bical, Cerceal-Branco, Alvar Roxo, Terrantez, etc. Status (Pedro Parra's classification): Villages and 1er Cru Altitude (max 293m, min 280m) Exposition : South
VINHA DA RUÍNA: 0,27ha, planted in 1990, grape varieties: 100% Cerceal-Branco (different from Cercial from Bairrada and Sercial from Madeira, which is Uva Cão in Dão) Status (Pedro Parra’s classification): Grand Cru Altitude (max 292m, min 283m) Exposition : West
VINHA DA FONTE VELHA: 1,43ha, planted in 1990, grape varieties: 50% Encruzado (Grand Cru), 30% Malvasia Fina and 20% Cerceal-Branco Status (Pedro Parra’s classification): Villages and Grand Cru Altitude (max 296m, min 288m) Exposition : South-West
VINHA VELHA: 1,12ha, planted in 1961, field blend of 14 different red and white varieties: mainly Água Santa e Campanário, then Baga, Tourigo (heirloom Touriga Nacional from Dão), Castelão Francês, Castelão Nacional, Jaen, Alfrocheiro, Bastardo, Tinta Pinheira, Tinta Carvalha, Trincadeira, Fernão Pires and Arinto Gordo. Status (Pedro Parra’s classification): Grand Cru Altitude (max 295m, min 291m) Exposition : South
VINHA DA NASCENTE: 3,72ha, planted mostly in 1990, some lines in 2003, grape varieties: Jaen, Alfrocheiro, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Pinheira and Tinta Roriz (the last gradually being replaced by Tinta Pinheira, Baga and other heirloom grape varieties from the Dão through grafting in the field) Status (Pedro Parra’s classification): Villages and Grand Cru Altitude (max 299m, min 291m) Exposition : South-West and South
VINHA CELTA: 0,65ha, 75% Bical planted in 1961, 25% Jaen planted in 1990 Status (Pedro Parra’s classification): Grand Cru Altitude (max 292m, min 288m) Exposition : South and South-West
VINHA ROMANA: 2,50ha, planted from 1990 to 2005, grape varieties: Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro, Encruzado and Tinta Roriz (the last gradually being replaced by white heirloom grape varieties from the Dão through grafting in the field, like Barcelo and Uva Cão). Status (Pedro Parra’s classification): Villages Altitude (max 289m, min 283m) Exposition : West (in quadrant North-West), South-East (in quadrant North-East), East (in quadrant South-West), South (in quadrant South-East)
VINHA DA CAPELA: 0,19ha, planted in 1990 with Tinta Rotiz, totally regrafted in 2022 into 100% Alvarelhão Status (Pedro Parra’s classification): Grand Cru Altitude (max 293m, min 291m) Exposition : South-West
Coordinates: 40° 26’20” N / 7°58’21” W
Climate: Moderate continental climate (Burgundy / Barolo / Central Otago / Baden / Austria / Washington)
Altitude: 293 metres above sea level (Bourgogne between 200 and 500 metres)
Average annual rainfall: 827.70mm, November and December the wettest months (Burgundy 700mm, May and June the wettest)
Average annual temperature: 14°C - 16°C (Bourgogne 12°C)
Average summer temperature: 18°C - 20°C (Bourgogne 20°C)
Maximum diurnal temperature variation in summer: 20°C
Winemaking
We must not confuse hands-off oenology with lack of oenology. Wine is just a moment in time between must and vinegar, and without human knowledge and experience, it is impossible to talk about wine and especially great wines that express their terroir. Then comes into play the sensitivity of the real winemakers, those who intervene only as necessary so that the wines are transparent to the terroir. The worst intervention is non-intervention!
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