CASA de MOURAZ was born in 2000. That year we exchanged Lisbon for Mouraz, in the heart of Dão, immersing ourselves in what became our family adventure, our sustainable viticulture project and production of authentic and natural wines, which respect and express all the richness of its terroir of origin.
Mouraz is António's birthplace, a village where his family has cultivated vineyards in a holistic and ecological way for several generations.
The farm is spread across several vineyard plots with different soils, altitudes and surroundings, totaling 25 hectares of land. Old vines around 50 years old and newly planted vineyards cohabit with the forest of pine, oak, chestnut and cork oak trees, in a landscape marked by gentle hills cut by small streams. Granite predominates in the soil and altitudes vary between 200 and 400 meters. The grape varieties are exclusively Portuguese, with a predominance of typical Dão varieties such as Touriga-Nacional, Tinta-Roriz, Alfrocheiro, Jaen, Água-Santa or Baga (in reds), Encruzado, Malvasia-Fina , Bical and Cerceal (in whites).
All this biodiversity, as well as our love for this place, is reflected in the personality and complexity of CASA de MOURAZ wines. All of our vineyards are cultivated in an ecological way, having been certified by ECOCERT since 1996. In 2006, we started working with biodynamic preparations and practices. In the winery, winemaking is done by vineyards, normally planted with mixed grape varieties, with the aim of seeking out the essence of each terroir.