- 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
:

Emil Strickler by an enthusiastic Swiss wine lover in 1998.
Management :

A team of experts including experienced wine maker Nuno Malta (General Manager) assisted by Oenologist and cellar master Luis Lourinho.

Location :

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

22 hectares of wine with ages between 5 and 45 years.
Soil :

schist, clay
Grapes :

Trincadeira
Aragonez
Alicante Bouschet
Touriga Nacional
Cabernet Sauvignon
Petit Verdot
Wines :

“Zambujeiro”
“Terra do Zambujeiro”
“Monte do Castanheiro”
“Monte do Castanheiro Branco”

Yield :

“Zambujeiro” 18 hl/ha
“Terra do Zambujeiro” 25 hl/ha
“Monte do Castanheiro” 30 hl/ha
“Monte do Castanheiro Branco” 40 hl/ha

Production :

Zambujeiro - 5,000 - 8,000 bottles / year
Terra do Zambujeiro - 30,000 - 40,000 bottles / year
Monte do Castanheiro - 50,000 - 60,000 bottles / year
Monte do Castanheiro Branco- 5,000 - 10,000 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 30% to 40% “new French oak barrels for"Terra do Zambujeiro”
12 - 24 months barrel maturation
100% used French oak barrels for "Monte do Castanheiro"

Rating : Robert Parker's Rating Click Here