- To produce a top quality wine with distinct Portuguese grapes.

 

 
- To provide wine lovers and connoisseurs around the world with an exciting new wine sensation, they will always remember.
 
 
   
Ownership
:

Purchased by an enthusiastic Swiss wine lover in 1998.
Management :

A team of experts including experienced wine maker Nuno Malta (General Manager) assisted by Luis Lourinho and the reputated Globalwine oenologist Alain Bramaz.

Location :

Quinta do Zambujeiro Lda is located approximately 170km east of Lisbon in the south eastern Portuguese region of Alentejo.
Vineyard :

30 hectares of wine with ages between 3 and 33 years.
Soil :

schist, clay
Grapes :

Trincadeira
Aragonez
Periquita (Castelão Francês)
Alicante Bouschet
Touriga Nacional
Cabernet Sauvignon
Wines :

“Zambujeiro”
“Terra do Zambujeiro”
“Monte do Castanheiro”
Yield :

“Zambujeiro” 18 hl/ha
“Terra do Zambujeiro” 25 hl/ha
“Monte do Castanheiro” 45 hl/ha

Production :

Zambujeiro - 5,000 - 7,000 bottles / year
Terra do Zambujeiro - 20,000 - 30,000 bottles / year
Monte do Castanheiro - 50,000 - 60,000 bottles / year

Vinification :

selection of all grapes by hand
total maceration up to 7 weeks
malo-lactic fermentation in barrels
100% new French oak barrels for “Zambujeiro”
50% new French oak barrels for “Terra do Zambujeiro”
6 - 24 month barrel maturation