Quinta dos Poços
History
The quinta is called dos Poços because when the rainfall in the region is intense, multiple springs of water gush out of its soil. It has also been suggested that its name is due to the fact that it is opposite point 130 or Ponto das Poças described by Baron de Forrester on his map ‘O Douro Portuguez e Paiz Adjacente’ in 1848.
Quinta dos Poços is located in the World Heritage area of the Douro Demarcated Region, in the Baixo Corgo area, in the village of Valdigem, in the municipality of Lamego. It is one of the oldest in the region, with the main house being a typical 18th century rural manor house. French troops belonging to Brigadier General Loison, the ‘Maneta’, were stationed there during the first Napoleonic invasion in 1808.
The Quinta belongs to the family of Prof Dr José Manuel da Costa Mesquita Guimarães.
The vineyard
Quinta dos Poços extends over 25 hectares of schist soil, typical of the region, of which 21 are fully mechanised on levels and on high ground.
The grape varieties produced there are, in alphabetical order: RED grape varieties – Donzelinho red, Rufete, Souzão, Tinta barroca, Tinta francisca, Tinta roriz, Tinto cão, Touriga franca and Touriga nacional. WHITE grape varieties – Arinto, Códega do Larinho, Gouveio, Moscatel de Setúbal, Rabigato and Viosinho.
These grape varieties are considered to be the most characteristic and traditional in the region and, in the terroir, they are distributed in plots according to the most appropriate layout in oenological terms.
