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Bucelas

Location: Portugal

Legal name: DOC Bucelas

Bucelas is a Portuguese wine-geography entry for the Lisboa context, useful for reading labels that name a DOC, DOP, or recognized subregional origin rather than only the broad region. Its practical identity is the classic Arinto-focused white-wine DOC near Lisbon. Typical wines are dry white wines with lemon, green apple, herbs, saline mineral notes, and high acidity. The vineyard setting is cool Atlantic-influenced hills north of Lisbon, with limestone and marl soils. This entry is written as a reference-encyclopedia geography note: it explains place, grapes, style, and label context without ranking estates or turning the appellation into a buying list.

Notable Rules

Portuguese DOC / DOP or protected geographic designation in the Lisboa wine region; the name protects origin and production rules rather than estate status.

Also Known As

Bucelas, Bucelas DOC, Bucelas DOP, DOC Bucelas

Sources & References

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REFERENCE NOTE

This entry is written as an educational overview and may synthesize public regulatory, historical, and editorial sources. It is not an official regulatory record.