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Famous as the source of port wine, the Douro is now also renowned for its fine, rich unfortified wines, both red and white.
\nThis is one of the wildest, most mountainous and rugged wine regions of Portugal, cut through in deep twists and turns by the River Douro. Defying gravity on the steep slopes along the banks of the river and its tributaries, the vines are planted in poor, schistous soils.
\nThe Douro region is divided into three sub-regions: from west to east the Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo and Douro Superior.
\nPort and DOC Douro wines are made only with native grape varieties. The most widely-used ones are Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca, Tinto C\u00e3o, Tinta Roriz & the most widely planted variety Touriga Franca.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”6803″ img_size=”400×300″ alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
One of the historic & largest Quintas of the Douro Valley, with 412 hectares and 3 kilometres of river frontage on the Douro River.
\nThe vineyard has 86 hectares planted, principally with the noble Douro grape varieties of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Tinto C\u00e3o, but also a small proportion of white grapes (Gouveio and Malvasia-Fina), and a few experimental hectares of \u201cexotic\u201d grape varieties such as Syrah and Petit Verdot.
\nSince 2004, the company is managed by Christian Seely, bringing his experience in Douro Valley at Quinta do Noval but also in Bordeaux at Chateaux Pichon Longueville and Petit Village, as Managing Director of Axa Millesimes.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“Fantastically focused dark spicy nose with amazing floral aromatics, and blackberry and blackcurrant fruit. The palate is dense with focused dark fruit. Complex with notes of olive and spice, as well as complex herby notes. Delicious, pure and vinous.” Jamie Goode, www.wineanorak.com<\/p>\n
Grape:<\/strong> 60% Touriga Nacional, 30% Touriga Franca, 10% Tinto C\u00e3o<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"\n