Science is an unequivocal asset in the twenty-first century, therefore, we made an exhaustive study of the soils and climates of Quinta do Cruzeiro, in order to confirm (scientifically) the adequacy of the existing varieties to the land of the property – with a relevant detail: all the plots have produced previously grapes of mixed varieties, for this was the old way in Dão. Julia Kemper Wines bet on the ancient grape varieties in a modern way, that is, the various plots have been mapped and the organic fertilization of the available hectares was initiated. We decided that the vineyard (and with the exception of Syrah) would maintain the Oliveira-Mangualde grape varieties or, what is the same, from Dão: Touriga-Nacional, Alfrocheiro, Tinta-Roriz and Jaen, for the reds and Encruzado, Malvasia-Fina and Verdelho, for the whites. In addition to keeping a number of other varieties not fully identified in small quantities.

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