Tâmara
Ribatejo
(Portugal)
The
Estate
João Portugal Ramos has been connected to Portuguese
wines for more than 20 years, first as a consultant
oenologist of well known wines, and since 1992, as a
producer.
Alentejo
was the region elected to produce his first wines,
such as the Marquês de Borba, Vila Santa, various
Single Varieties, Quinta da Viçosa and Loios.
Afterwards, Ribatejo came along and the main objective
was to highlight the wines from this region and make
them better known worldwide.
The facility was renovated in 2004 with new wine
making and bottling premises in Almeirim (Ribatejo)
using the most sophisticated and modern equipment that
now allows Falua to produce 1.5 million bottles of
red, white and rosé wines of high quality.
The new striking metallic edifice enhances the
modernity of the winery and makes Falua stand out from
the other more traditional wineries of the area.
The oenologist for Tâmara Red is Antonina Barbosa.
The
Vineyard
The grapes come from Ribatejo,
in East Central Portugal, along the Tajus river and are grown in sandy
soil.
Ribatejo (called Tejo since 2009) is located in the
north of Lisbon, with low hills surrounding the Tagus
River. Ribatejo is divided into three sub-regions with
different
characteristics:
- “Campo”:
marshy land alongside the river
- “Bairro”:
on the right bank of the Tagus River, slightly higher
elevation
- “Charneca”: stretches from the Tagus
right bank to the Alentejo region.
Vines are grown in all three regions. Falua vines come
mainly from “Charneca” that provides with the most
favorable soils.
The three different regions “Charneca”, “Bairro” and
“Campo” have specific characteristics in the
composition of their soils that vary between alluvial,
clay and sandy.
They own 100 hectares of vineyards planted with the
following varieties: Arinto, Castelão, Trincadeira,
Aragonês, Syrah, Alicante Bouschet, Cabernet
Sauvignon, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Fernão
Pires and Chardonnay.
The climate is mild Mediterranean, and thanks to the
proximity of the river, it is characterized by winters
with compacted rainfall and dry warm summers.
The
average summer temperature runs between 20 and 35ºC.
The insulation varies between 2700 and 2900 hours
per year and the rainfall between 600 and 800 mm.
The
Wine
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