Churchill’s presents a new image for the Quinta da Gricha range 

Taking advantage of the celebration of the 50 consecutive harvests of its founder, Johnny Graham, in the Douro valley, Churchill’s launches a new image for its range of wines from Quinta da Gricha. There are wines produced only with Gricha grapes that express the unparalleled richness of an extreme and unique terroir in the world, the Douro. 

 The brand took advantage of this very important date to present the new image of the wines that faithfully reflect the unique characteristics of the Quinta and which, according to Johnny Graham, have always been intrinsically associated with the personality of the wines produced from these grapes. 

 “Gricha means spring of water. The Quinta is located in a place of old tin mines, which, together with the water source that runs through the Quinta, gives a distinct quality to the soil and the vineyards. And, therefore, purity, minerality and electricity are words that our winemakers often use to describe these wines. For my dad, the color that best conveys these characteristics is blue, so we worked with a local studio to make that the color of the capsule and labels,” explains Zoe Graham, Co-CEO of Churchill’s. 

 This image change follows the rebranding of the brand, presented at the beginning of the year, and the launch of the new vintages: Quinta da Gricha 2019, Quinta da Gricha Talhão 8 2018 and Quinta da Gricha Vinhas Velhas 2014. 

 Quinta da Gricha wines are wines with a fresh profile and striking natural acidity, which benefit from cask fermentation, to soften the well-known notes of power that classic Douro wines commonly have. The wines are produced without losing structure, letting the Quinta da Gricha terroir breathe, which gives them a unique profile, which can be described as more irreverent and wilder. 

 “Quinta da Gricha is a truly special place, perched on a north-facing slope in Cima Corgo, overlooking the Douro River. With vines that are over 80 years old and granite presses from 1852, the vineyards at Quinta da Gricha produce wines where power and structure merge with the wildest character and beauty of the terroir”, says Ricardo Pinto Nunes, oenologist and director of Churchill’s production. 

 2019 is the new vintage of Quinta da Gricha, a wine produced exclusively with grapes from the property, which expresses the unique characteristics of the soils: minerality, purity and delicacy. The wine, which will also be launched this year for the first time in export markets, has since 2016 been an emblematic wine for the company, with the personality of the house – more relaxed but always elegant. 

 Quinta da Gricha Talhão 8 2018, a single varietal from the oldest plot of Touriga Nacional from Quinta da Gricha, is a wine with a lot of intensity on the nose, exuberant on the palate and with an excellent natural acidity at the end. Due to the limited production volume and the unique characteristics of this remarkable portion, the brand decided to start numbering the bottles and make them available by allocation in the national market. 

 The previous Quinta da Gricha will be renamed Quinta da Gricha Vinhas Velhas, as it is 100% produced with old vines, which are over 80 years old. This wine will remain a micro-production, available only on the national market. Its next harvest is from 2014, and it will be released in January 2023.