Description
Q.S.S. rare RED
Touriga Nacional, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah blend.
Grapes grown at different altitudes on the Arruda dos Vinhos slopes, where the warmth of the hot valleys is appeased by the cool Atlantic breeze. Clay-limestone Soils.
Bright garnet color, expressive notes of mulberry and blueberry-type fruits, and slightly spicy. The palate is structured, fresh, and extremely velvety.
Q.S.S. rare
A Unique Combination
The perfect union between the wines of Quinta de S. Sebastião, with more than 300 years of tradition in wine production in Arruda dos Vinhos, and a cause, the endangered animals!
The most recent wines from Quinta de S. Sebastião, QSS Rare range, were born combining two purposes: to offer vibrant and modern wines produced in a millenary terroir and to support organizations that are in the front line in the important fight against the extinction of species that are currently endangered, drawing the consumer's attention to this very worrying issue.
Wines
These are wines produced in Arruda dos Vinhos, a Lisbon sub-region with a millenary tradition in wine production. Our vineyards are located on gentle slopes with altitudes ranging from 100 to 250 meters. They benefit from excellent sun exposure and a climate slightly tempered by the Atlantic Ocean, which is located about 35 km from our properties. Our vineyards' soils are predominantly clay-limestone.
LPN
The League for the Protection of Nature (LPN) is an Environmental Non-Governmental Organization (ENGO) of national scope and public utility. With over 70 years of existence, the LPN is the oldest environmental protection association in the Iberian Peninsula.
Its mission is to contribute to the Preservation of Nature and to Environmental Protection, with a view to sustainable development, ensuring a quality of life for current and future generations.
The LPN develops various types of activities at national, regional, and local level, including the monitoring of public environmental policy, civic intervention through projects of Nature and Environmental Conservation, Research, Training, Education and Environmental Awareness.
Many awards and distinctions have already been awarded to the LPN, such as the Order of Infante Dom Henrique (1994), the Order of Merit (1998) and the title of Honorary Member of the Order of Public Instruction (2018).
Iberian Lynx
Iberian lynx, also known as liberne, gato-cravo and lobo-cerval.
Lynx pardinus
Being rare and exclusive to the Iberian Peninsula, the Iberian lynx is one of the most endangered wild cats in the world and the most endangered carnivore in Europe, with less than a thousand animals in the wild, most of them in Spain. In Portugal, where there is a single but very important breeding population in the wild, in the Guadiana Valley, the species remains Critically Endangered. The Iberian Lynx has very particular characteristics that distinguish it from other cats. Namely, it’s stiff, brush-like black hairs on the tip of the ears, its short tail with a black tip, and the long white and black hairs on the muzzle that resemble beards and grow with age.
Its yellow-brown coat with black patches allows it to camouflage beautifully through the Mediterranean landscape’s vegetation, where it lives, and each individual has a unique coat pattern, which enables one to distinguish it from all others of its species.
There were several causes that led to the rapid decline of Iberian lynx populations over the past decades. However, the near disappearance of this charismatic feline was essentially due to the regression of its main prey, the wild rabbit, as well as the loss and deterioration of its habitat. Currently in recovery and expanding its territory, as a result of a combination of in situ conservation efforts, and a breeding program in captivity with reintroduction into the wild, unnatural death by being run over adds to its main causes of mortality.
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