Quinta da Escusa extends over a long valley that connects the rural villages of Quintas and Vale Barco, where the ancestors of the current owners were born. For centuries, Quinta da Escusa's main crop has been the vineyard, more recently replenished and planted in its original terroirs.
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Quinta da Escusa
The Vineyards
The soil where our vineyards produce are sandy but fertile, located between Serra de Aire e Candeeiros (“Aire and Candeeiros Mountain”) and Serra de Montejunto (“Montejunto Mountain”), south of Tagus River, on the Ribatejo heath, marked by a hot summer climate, where grapes ripen faster. Each portion of the 10 hectares vineyards in Quinta da Escusa – which are DOC Santarém classified - is treated and valued as unique and different, proving that our wines are produced with the pleasure and well-being of those who enjoy them.
These lands produce excellent red grapes such as Touriga Nacional, Alicante Bouschet, Tinta Miúda, Sousão, Castelão and Syrah. Additionally, white grapes are produced as well in this property: the Portuguese Arinto and Moscatel Alexandria
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Quinta da Escusa
Choosing Every Grape
Process & The CellarWhen harvesting and afterwards in the cellar, we have adopted a rigorous Grape Selection process that we use to produce all our wines. It is an organized process of successive sorting that assures us of selecting only the best grapes. We always use grapes grown in our vineyards when producing our wines. Both our Mono-varietal and Reserva blends are 6 to 12 months aged in French or American oak barrels, from the well-known cooperages Séguin Moreau and JM Gonçalves.
Only the best-selected fruit is used in our wine making process.
Quinta da Escusa
Our Wines
Exclusively with grapes harvested at Quinta da Escusa, in the Tagus Region, Casa Romana Vini produces white and red wines with the single brand Quinta da Escusa. Our brands are the following:Quinta da Escusa Harvest
Blend, white or red - Harvest category
Blend, white or red - Reserva or Grande Reserva categories
Mono-varietal
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White
Quinta da Escusa Harvest
Citrus color, aromas of white pulp fruits with Citronella hints. In the mouth is fresh and balanced. -
Red
Quinta da Escusa Harvest
Intense ruby color, aromas of wild berries and mint notes, well integrated with staging wood nuances. In the mouth it is balanced and intense, with vigorous and well polished tannins, ending with nice volume and persistence. -
Red
Quinta da Escusa Syrah
Intense ruby color, defined and deep aromas, highlighting the red fruits and the notes of mint and dark chocolate. Balanced mouth dominated by fine acidity and intense but eclectic and good tannins, well integrated into the wine's structure to provide a long-lasting, unctuous finish. -
Red
Quinta da Escusa Reserva
Intense ruby colour, aromas of wild berries and mint notes, well integrated with staging wood nuances. Into the mouth it is balanced and intense, with vigorous and well-polished tannins, ending with nice volume and persistence.