Natural Merchant. Organic Food and Organic Wine

CASA de MOURAZ, located in Mouraz, area of Tondela, Portugal was the first to practice organic farming in the region of Dão, one of the most important and prestigious wine areas in Portugal. In this old land of steep slopes and small valleys where sinuous streams run, located between the mountain ranges of Estrela and Caramulo, the Cister monks built the monastery of S.Pedro de Mouraz (12th century), giving rise to the farming of vineyards and wine in this region.

CASA de MOURAZ consists of several ancient vineyards some of which are mentioned as wine producers in 16th century documents. The most important varieties are Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Alfrocheiro, Jaen and Água Santa for red wines and Malvasia Fina, Bical, Cerceal and Alvarinho for the whites.

Carrying on a family tradition, the year 2000 marked the birth of the CASA de MOURAZ trademark, the first wine produced in the region of Dão, according to the rules of organic farming. The purpose of this pioneering and innovative project of ecological farm wine production is to create authentic and customized wines that express all the richness of its terroir and respect the cycles of nature. The farm, with 13 hectares, is spread through ten parcels with different soils, altitudes and surroundings. Old and new planted vineyards coexist with the pine-, oak-, chestnut- and cork-tree forests. In the soils, granite and clays are predominant and the altitudes range from 140 to 400 metres. Sunny sides prevail.

In the vineyard, vinifications are made by vineyards and not by vine varieties, with the purpose of finding the essence of each terroir. This diversity is reflected upon personality, complexity and unique character of the CASA de MOURAZ wines. Thus, with our wines, we emphasize the use of a gentle technology applying a pneumatic press with controlled cold press and the stainless steel for the whites and traditional press techniques for the reds.

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