Winery: Da Cruz e Teles (COZs)
Year of establishment: 2015
Region: Leiria, Lisbon
Varietals: Vital, Castelão
Cultivation: Organic, certified since 2020. Old vineyards located in Serra de Montejunto.
Soils: Calcareous
Climate: Atlantic, cool
The Vinha da Murta vineyard was planted in 2006 and contains many different clones of old vines from the region. The wine is partially fermented with bunches, using indigenous yeasts and then transferred to old Burgundy barrels for 11 months. The malolactic fermentation is completed spontaneously and the wine has an ethereal fruit, light animal notes,...
The altitude of 350m and the proximity to the Atlantic Ocean lead to a cool, almost cold, oceanic climate. The vines were planted in 1993 by mass clonal selection, from over 70 different biotypes of old vines from the region. The wine has been extracted for eight days with the skins on and like all Cozs wines is produced with minimal intervention,...
An old vineyard in a magical location and two genius Portuguese winemakers who produce straightforward wines without interventions, without corrections, filtering or commercial yeasts, aiming to highlight the authenticity and characteristics of their region. The vp-Vital comes from the Vinha de Pena vineyard, planted with the Vital variety through mass...