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Within the DOC Portalegre Region
6.2 Hectares
400 + metres
North facing
5-15%
5 main blocks with north-south row orientation where possible
Trincadeira (1103P) 5390 plants 1.25 hectares Aragonez ( R110)
6733 plants 1.56 hectares
Syrah (R110) 5485 plants 1.27 hectares
Touriga Nacional (R110) 4965 plants 1.15 hectares
Alicante Bouschet (R110) 4303 plants 0.99 hectares
26,876
6,000 – 8,000 kgs per hectare
2.1 metres
1.1 metres
Mainly unilateral cordon system, some bilateral. Single pair
of lifting wires. 1.8 metre posts with double post and crossbar
end assemblies.
800 mm
Automatic, with drip emitters every 1.1 metres providing 2.2
litres/hour when operating. Capable of metered fertigation through
emitters
Cool wet winters and warm to hot dry summers.
c. 600-800 mm per year.
Annual average maximum temperature 20.5 - 21° C.
Prevailing wind, strongest in the winter months, N-NW. |
