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Our History – A legacy for new generation |
Descending and successor of Nicolau de Arrochella Moraes e Castro Pimentel, 1st Count of Arrochela, Bernardo de Arrochela Alegria is the great force of this project that owns over 600ha in Douro Superior, having in this land more than 115ha of vineyards.
Casa de Arrochella’s agricultural project has born in 2002 and since then, has been producing olive oil “D.O.P.” and Douro wines from the sub-region of Douro Superior. | | This project was born from the Bernardo’s deep passion of the Douro Valley region and the desire to perpetuate the history of its roots and project it into the future, as a legacy for new generations. | | |
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Our History – A legacy for new generation |
Descending and successor of Nicolau de Arrochella Moraes e Castro Pimentel, 1st Count of Arrochela, Bernardo de Arrochela Alegria is the great force of this project that owns over 600ha in Douro Superior, having in this land more than 115ha of vineyards.
Casa de Arrochella’s agricultural project has born in 2002 and since then, has been producing olive oil “D.O.P.” and Douro wines from the sub-region of Douro Superior. | | This project was born from the Bernardo’s deep passion of the Douro Valley region and the desire to perpetuate the history of its roots and project it into the future, as a legacy for new generations. | | |
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Our History – A legacy for new generation |
It is in the sub-region of Douro Superior, between Vila Nova de Foz Coa, Torre de Moncorvo and Vila Flor, on the banks of the Rivers Douro and Tua, the project of producing wine and olive oil develops.
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Quinta da Peça |
Location: close to Vilas Boas – Vila Flor, in the Tua river valley (affluent of Douro river)
Vineyards Area: 25 ha
Grape Varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Sousão; Mixture of red grape varieties
Vineyard Layout: vineyard in slopes – terraced vineyards and vineyards in the vertical system, called “Vinha ao Alto”
Soils: schist
Altitude: 360 up to 480 m
Solar exposition: predominantly NE and NW
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Quinta da Peça |
Location: close to Vilas Boas – Vila Flor, in the Tua river valley (affluent of Douro river)
Vineyards Area: 25 ha
Grape Varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Sousão; Mixture of red grape varieties
Vineyard Layout: vineyard in slopes – terraced vineyards and vineyards in the vertical system, called “Vinha ao Alto”
Soils: schist
Altitude: 360 up to 480 m
Solar exposition: predominantly NE and NW
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Quinta da Peça |
Location: close to Vilas Boas – Vila Flor, in the Tua river valley (affluent of Douro river)
Vineyards Area: 25 ha
Grape Varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Sousão; Mixture of red grape varieties
Vineyard Layout: vineyard in slopes – terraced vineyards and vineyards in the vertical system, called “Vinha ao Alto”
Soils: schist
Altitude: 360 up to 480 m
Solar exposition: predominantly NE and NW
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Quinta do Cerval |
Location: close to the Pocinho Dam - Vila Nova de Foz Côa, on the left side of the Douro riverbanks.
Vineyards Area: 45 ha (7 ha of old vineyards and 37,1 ha of new vineyards planted between 2005 and 2009)
Grape Varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Alicante Bouschet (new vineyards); Mixture of red grape varieties (old vineyards)
Vineyard Layout: vineyard in slopes – terraced vineyards and vineyards in the vertical system, called “Vinha ao Alto”
Soils: schist
Altitude: 125 up to 250 m
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Quinta da Peça |
Location: close to Vilas Boas – Vila Flor, in the Tua river valley (affluent of Douro river)
Vineyards Area: 25 ha
Grape Varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Sousão; Mixture of red grape varieties
Vineyard Layout: vineyard in slopes – terraced vineyards and vineyards in the vertical system, called “Vinha ao Alto”
Soils: schist
Altitude: 360 up to 480 m
Solar exposition: predominantly NE and NW
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Quinta das Trigueiras |
Location: close to Vilas Boas – Vila Flor, in the Tua river valley (affluent of Douro river)
Vineyards Area: 9 ha
Grape Varieties: Malvasia Fina, Gouveio e Viosinho; Mixture of white grape varieties
Vineyard Layout: vineyard in slopes
Soils: granitic
Altitude: 360 to 480 m
Solar exposition: predominantly NE and NW
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Quinta da Peça |
Location: close to Vilas Boas – Vila Flor, in the Tua river valley (affluent of Douro river)
Vineyards Area: 25 ha
Grape Varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Sousão; Mixture of red grape varieties
Vineyard Layout: vineyard in slopes – terraced vineyards and vineyards in the vertical system, called “Vinha ao Alto”
Soils: schist
Altitude: 360 up to 480 m
Solar exposition: predominantly NE and NW
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Quinta do Nabo |
Location: Between Vilariça Valley and Nabo Dam – Vila Flor
Vineyards Area: 30 ha
Grape Varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Sousão; Mixture of red grape varieties
Vineyard Layout: vineyard in slopes
Soils: schist
Altitude: 300 m up to 400 m
Solar exposition: predominantly S and SW
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Quinta da Peça |
Location: close to Vilas Boas – Vila Flor, in the Tua river valley (affluent of Douro river)
Vineyards Area: 25 ha
Grape Varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Sousão; Mixture of red grape varieties
Vineyard Layout: vineyard in slopes – terraced vineyards and vineyards in the vertical system, called “Vinha ao Alto”
Soils: schist
Altitude: 360 up to 480 m
Solar exposition: predominantly NE and NW
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Quinta de Vale d´Arcos |
Location: Gafaria, Torre de Moncorvo, with a length of over 2 km along the Douro river
Vineyards Area: 3,5 ha
Grape Varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz;
Vineyard Layout: vineyard in slopes
Soils: schist
Altitude: 350 m up to 450 m
Solar exposition: predominantly SE and SW
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Vinification Center |
The vinification center is in Quinta da Peça, Vila Flor.
The cellar, completely equipped, has a production capacity of 300 000L, and is divided in three different areas:
• Vinification area, with two granite mills, called “Lagares”, and stainless steel fermentation vats
• Wine ageing cave in wood barrels
• Expedition area of the final product
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Winemaking and Viniculture |
The vineyards technical monitoring is the responsibility of the experienced Eng. Luís Carvalho, a national reference of the Portuguese viticulture, with the support of Eng. Rui Soares.
Trying to achieve the typical character of Douro region in Casa de Arrochella Wines, the winemaking supervision is done by Luís Soares Duarte, a well known winemaker from Douro.
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The Olive Oil Mill |
Located in Almendra, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, this mill is a reference in the region.
The company acquired the extinct Olive Oil Cooperative of Almendra, which is equipped with the latest production technology, side by side with the old mills and olive oil presses, in a mix of modernity and tradition.
The olives here received are selected according to the highest standards of quality, thus ensuring the production of high quality olive oils.
It is in Quinta das Trigueiras and in Quinta da Peça that is possible to find the olive groves of Casa de Arrochella. In over 50 ha is possible to find the varieties: Cobrançosa, Cordovil, Verdeal, Madural and Negrinha.
Beyond their own production, Casa de Arrochella counts on a nucleus of olive producers from the region that compromised to respect the rules and techniques established by Casa de Arrochella. This way is guaranteed the higher standards of quality.
The technical monitoring of the olive and olive oil production is in charge of Eng. Dina Leonardo, a profound knowledge of the region and the culture of olives and olive oil.
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Produtos |
The Casa de Arrochella seeks to bring you a range of wines and olive oils that reflect the best that is produce in the Douro region.
Intense wines with character and soul, capable of providing true moments of pleasure. The red wine, the white wine and the Reserve red wine Grandes Quintas are the result of precise work of viticulture and oenology, which we always associate with our huge passion for Douro. | | The olive oil is one of the most important products of the Mediterranean diet. So, it’s not enough just to be good, it must be excellent. It was on this premise that we create the olive oil DOP Casa de Arrochella Douro Valley. | | |
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Grandes Quintas Colheita Red 2007 - Douro DOC |
Grandes Quintas red rises up from grapes grown in the properties of Casa de Arrochella, in the sub-region of Douro Superior. The grapes, from the vineyards planted on sloping lands, in schist soil, and with different solar expositions, give to this wine all the genuineness and authenticity of the Douro Superior. | | For all this, Grandes Quintas red is a gastronomic, as alongside the best dishes, it will provide moments of great pleasure. Drink it from now.
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Grandes Quintas Colheita White 2009 - Douro DOC |
The white wine Grandes Quintas has its origins in ten acres of old vines, planted in granite soil of the Quinta das Trigueiras, in Vila Flor, and by their characteristics, we believe, that they have all the conditions for producing great white wines
We hope you have the same satisfaction in consuming it as we had producing it!
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Grandes Quintas Reserva Red Wine 2007 - Douro DOC |
Grandes Quintas Reserve Red Wine is born from the diversity and from the unique characteristics of each of our estates.
For the production of this wine, we start with the technical mastery of the viticulture and oenology professionals selecting the best vineyard lots, which, by its terroir, give us more guarantees of obtaining the best grapes, both in terms of their characteristics, as in maturation. | | Then, the accompaniment and dedication, as well as choice of the best date to harvest, allows us to have, when entering the winery, the grapes can give origin to a wine that, after a long stage in the best barrels, presents the entire character of the Douro.
This wine can be consumed now, but it also has a great potential for aging.
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The Olive Oil
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Only using mechanical resources, olive oil Casa de Arrochella Douro Valley is rated DOP Trás-os-Montes, perpetuates the tradition of the best olive oils in the region.
Result of a careful selection of the best olives from the varieties Verdeal, Madural and Negrinha, the olive oil Casa de Arrochella Douro Valley presents an intense fruit flavour, with aromas of fresh | | olive, tomato, apple and almond. With an acidity of less than 0.3º and a very elegant taste, green, slightly bitter, spicy and has a long and persistent finish.
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