Quinta De Foz De Arouce Branco

Description

Produced from the Cerceal grape, this white wine ferments and ages in French oak barrels. As a result, it displays a straw‑yellow colour, complex aromas of citrus, honey and fennel. It is further complemented by an excellent structure and balanced acidity, together with subtle notes of vanilla and smoke derived from the barrel. The Quinta de Foz de Arouce is located in the Council of Lousã, in the Beiras region. It is surrounded by the backdrops of the Serras da Lousã and Penela and is watered by the Arouce and Ceira rivers, where the former empties. Old documents in the house record the property as belonging to the family since the 18th century, with some buildings older, as the original house was burned twice. The chapel adjacent to the house was founded by a brief papal pontifical decree of Pope Benedict XIII on 24‑08‑1724. Wine cultivation has been known in this area since the Visigothic occupations of the peninsula, as several legends attest that King Arunce kept wine, among other precious goods, in his Lousã castle. Viticultural production at the estate intertwines with the very history and demarcation of the property, making it today, as well as the cellar, the only one known in the region. (Illustrative image)