Portugal, Colares. Near Lisbon. Almost extinct (<20ha), ~50,000 bottles annually in the entire appellation. Sandy soils allowed it to escape the phylloxera. Own rootstock vines
Vineyards on cliffs ~200m high. Vines planted in sand (chão de areia) dunes by removing sand to plant on calcareous clay (chão rijo) underneath. Over ~2 years the sand is slowly put back
~55 owners (4 producers), mostly sold to local cooperative. Adega Viuva Gomes founded in 1902 (Baeta family since 1988). 750 bottles produced
Ramisco: Bordeaux origin. mid-weighted reds, with pronounced acidity and ample tannins
--by Andy
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