Herdade dos Templários

Herdade dos Templários is rated 3 out of 5 in the category wine and spirits. Read and write reviews about Herdade dos Templários. Herdade dos Templários is a family-owned vineyard and estate winery of 75 acres (30 hectares). We are dedicated to producing wines of exemplary quality, enhanced by a regional character. Our story starts with a passion for wine and the Templars’ history when, back in 1989, Albino Costa discovered old vineyards left to natural succession near Tomar, a city located in the center of mainland Portugal and founded by the Knights Templar. Nourished by a sunny, warm and dry climate, relatively cool nights, with limestone-clay and schistose soils, this fertile agriculture region has excellent natural conditions for grape-growing. Inspired by the multi-centenary Knights Templar art of winemaking in this region, Albino Costa and his daughter Paula Costa, embraced their new ambition by building a state-of-the-art winery of 1500 square meters. We gradually restructured the vineyards to achieve a balance of young and old vines, all under the supervision of an experienced technical team. Reaching top 3 in one of the largest international wine competition with the 2005 vintage red wine strengthened our focus on making world-class wines at affordable prices. The winery's dedication to quality is consistently recognized by several gold medals and 90+ points in renowned international publications.