Quinta de S.Salvador da Torre Vinha dos Castanheiros Loureiro White 2023

The Quinta de S. Salvador da Torre is located in the Vale do Lima, municipality of Viana do Castelo, on the right bank of the Rio Lima, just 10 km from the Atlantic Ocean, with the Serra de Arga on the horizon. The estate, which is over 400 years old, covers 37 hectares, of which 30 hectares are vineyards with the Loureiro and Alvarinho varieties. The proximity to the coast and the layered granite and slate soils shape the character of the wines.

The origins of Quinta date back to the Middle Ages: originally part of the Benedictine monastery of San Salvador da Torre, it received a charter of liberties from D. Afonso Henriques in 1129. For almost 400 years, the estate belonged to the Rocha Brandão family, who built the manor house and chapel in the 17th century. After several changes of ownership in the 20th century (u.a. (Soya de Portugal from 1980) the Granvinhos Group acquired Quinta in 2023.

The agricultural management is carried out in partnership with the renowned oenologist Anselmo Mendes, together with Jorge Dias - the realization of a long-held joint project between the two, who share a 30-year friendship. The aim is to develop the potential of the Loureiro grape variety and establish the Quinta as a reference for Vinho Verde - with a focus on quality, ecological sustainability and the enhancement of land and heritage. The Loureiro vines grow on the highest terraces of the estate (approx. 30 m high), exposed to the south and cooled by the Atlantic breeze - this creates complex, elegant and storable wines.