91.00 €
The Quetzal Família wines are only produced in year in wich we can guarantee an extraordinary quality on these wines. Our Quetzal Família White 2014 comes from the colonel’s vineyard, the oldest vineyard on our property. The Antão Vaz grapes are harvested by hand, after a light crushing and a gentle pressing, the must will ferment in new 500 lts French oak barrels and ages for 18 months with weekly batoning. After bottling in magnum bottles, it will age for 24 months. Magnum bottle will help the wine stay at its best for a longer period of time.
Quetzal Familia white corresponds to a special and limited edition that only occurs in years considered exceptional, the result of a careful choice of grapes that grow in the noblest portions of the property, whose level of development and maturation presents a unique quality. Quetzal Família is thus not only a reflection of the place where they were born, but is also an expression of the artistic approach we have to life, being presented and marketed in Magnum bottles.
| Region | Alentejo |
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| Designation | D.O.C. Vidigueira |
| Varieties | 100% Antão Vaz |
| Soil | Sloping slate soils on the highest points from the Estate. Low productive soils with medium/low production potencial. |
| Climate | Mediterranean with some continental influence. Cold winters with rain concentrated between October and February (average annual precipitaion of about 700mm/year) and very hot and dry summers. |
| Drinking Temperature | 12ºC |
| Capacity | 1.5L |
| Winemakers | José Portela, Rui Reguinga |
Quetzal Brut 2017 is the result of a celebration. It is a way to share the beauty that surrounds us, the generosity of nature that we take advantage of, the creative power that fascinates and motivates us. Having the privilege of being an active part of such important dimensions, of being able to aggregate them at Quinta do Quetzal, deserved a particular and festive wine that would be the deserved company on special occasions.
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Our excellent red Reserva is produced with the best grapes from the Syrah, Alicante Bouschet and Trincadeira grape varieties. The grapes are grown in the perfect microclimate, hand-picked in the best plots and crushed by purely natural processes. They are processed by gravity in our modern cellar. They ferment in wooden tanks and mature for at least 20 months in French oak barrels, giving rise to silky tannins marked by black fruits.
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Our Quetzal Familia Red 2016 comes from the stones vineyard. The grapes are hand-picked and then de-stemmed into a French oak vats where fermentation with indigenous yeasts will take place. Quetzal Familia Tinto is only produced in years when we can guarantee extraordinary quality. The magnum bottle will help the wine stay at its best for a longer period of time.
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Our excellent white Reserva is produced exclusively from pure Antão Vaz grapes from our oldest vineyards. They are picked by hand and processed by gravity in our modern cellar. They ferment in French oak barrels for 6 months and age in our cellars. The result is a complex aroma of tropical fruits, toast and spices.
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NewThe grapes from the Vinha das Pedras plot were harvested at a high stage of maturity, in small boxes and immediately transported to the winery, having been immediately cooled to a temperature of 10 ºC. A complex, sweet wine, rich in ripe black fruit aromas and very intense on the palate, ideal as an aperitif or to accompany dried fruit.
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NewQuetzal Rich White is a fortified wine made exclusively from the Antão Vaz variety, typical of the Vidigueira region. The grapes from the Vinha das Pedras plot were harvested at a high stage of maturity, in small boxes and immediately transported to the winery, having been immediately cooled to a temperature of 10 ºC. Quetzal Rich White is ideal to be drunk as an aperitif, accompanied also by dried fruits.
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Our winemakers have selected the best grapes with a perfect level of maturity from the Syrah, Alicante Bouschet and Aragonês grape varieties. The result was a fruity and intense red wine that reveals a good structure and some complexity on the palate. The wine is aged for 12 months in second-use French oak barrels, thus revealing its discreet, elegant and woody taste and improving the wine’s aroma.
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Our excellent Verdelho is created from grapes from a plot located in the lower parts of Quinta do Quetzal, in more fertile and fresher lands. Grapes are hand-picked and cooled 24 hours before being processed naturally by gravity in our modern winery. A true Verdelho experience.
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