Quinta do Couquinho spans across 70 hectares, of which approximately 60 hectares are cultivated. Filled mostly with vineyards and olive groves, a small orchard of almond, orange, clementine, fig and apple trees complete the landscape. Located in the Douro Superior area of the Douro Demarcated Region, it borders the Alto Douro Wine Region, the area that was classified by UNESCO as a world heritage site in 2001
A very consensual wine, powerful but elegant, ideal companion of allthe meat dishes
Tasting Notes
Intense ruby color, rich aroma of the violet, and the black fruits of the Douro (plums, blackberries and figs). Full, with good freshness and good tannins, taste to confirm the whole nose, in a long and complex finish
Consumption
16 - 18ºC
Vinification
The grapes were harvested by hand, at their ideal point of ripeness. The vinification was made in stainless steel vats with slight reruns and prolonged macerations
Ageing
In French oak barrels, new and 2nd and 3rd years, for 14 months
<p>Quinta do Ventozelo is one of the largest and oldest Douro Quintas. It has been passing through different hands over the centuries, hands that shaped it and transformed it to what it is today.</p>
<p><span>In 1988, A Danish-American couple set out in a sailboat to find a place to start a family and plant a vineyard. They came to Alentejo, and in a land of white varieties, they planted red. And so begins the story of Cortes de Cima Family Vineyards</span></p>
<p>Quinta da Plansel are situated about 100km from Lisbon, in the southeastern part of the city of Montemor-o-Novo. They have around 75 hectares of vineyards that are an integral part of the DOC area of Évora</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p>
<p>Quinta da Plansel are situated about 100km from Lisbon, in the southeastern part of the city of Montemor-o-Novo. They have around 75 hectares of vineyards that are an integral part of the DOC area of Évora</p> <p></p>
<p>Casa Ferreirinha and its wines are synonymous with quality, time and art. Thus it has been since the company’s founding in the eighteenth century by Bernardo Ferreira, whose formula was refined by his descendants, especially his granddaughter Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, known affectionately as Ferreirinha or Ferreirinha-da-Régua</p>
<p>“Quinta do Vallado, established in 1716, is one of the oldest and most famous “Quintas” in the Douro Valley”. It once belonged to the legendary Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, and still belongs to her descendents</p>
<p>Brother and Sister, both winemakers, friends and business partners for more than 10 years and 14 wineries. Pursuing an old dream of a joint wine venture, this was how Maçanita Vinhos was “born</p>
<div style="text-align:center;"></div> <div> <p>Quinta das Apegadas Sociedade Agrícola Lda. is a producer of Douro wines which started being traded in April 2006</p> <p></p> </div>
<p>The Conceito range represents the flagship wines of the house. They are classic wines, bearing a modern and provocative image, with the iconic empty circle surrounded by details, which became the logo of the Conceito.</p>
<div id="gt-src-c" class="g-unit"> <div id="gt-src-p"> <div id="gt-src-wrap"> <div>With about 600ha, spread over 5 farms, the Casa de Arrochella is part of the new generation of D.O.C. Douro and olive oils D.O.P. Trás-os-Montes.</div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="gt-res-c" class="g-unit"> <div id="gt-res-p"> <div id="gt-res-data"> <div id="gt-res-wrap"> <div id="gt-res-content"> <div id="gt-res-dir-ctr" dir="ltr" class="trans-verified-button-small"><span id="result_box" lang="en" xml:lang="en">It is in the Upper Douro sub-region, between Vila Flor, Torre de Moncorvo and Foz Côa that the whole wine and olive production project is developed.</span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
<p>Caves do Monte, is a company that is dedicated to the production, bottling and commercialization of wines. Founded in 1992, its mission is to market and promote wines of recognized quality.</p>
<p>Intense fruity aroma of tropical fruits, white flesh fruit, apricot and vanilla. Elegant structure well balanced with a fresh acidity; long term fresh and mineral.</p>
<p><span>Cabeça de Burro Reserva has an intense ruby color, an aroma of ripe fruit, perhaps most evident strawberries and raspberries, red fruit with some spice. In the mouth it is very smooth with wooden fruit. Full-bodied portuguese wine with a medium end</span></p> <p></p> <p></p>
<p>Quinta da Pacheca is one of the best known estates in the Douro region and also one of the first properties to bottle wine under its own label. It is first mentioned in a document dated April 1738 but it was only in 1903, when Dom José Freire de Serpa Pimentel decided to develop his interest in oenology, began to seriously dedicate himself to the risky business of winemaking. Today, a century and many successes later, a brand-new generation of the Serpa Pimentel family</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p>
<p>Carlos Alonso Douro Wine is a family business with an international vocation, focused on the production of quality wines, innovation and development of the region that is in its DNA: the Douro.</p>
<p>The Durham-Agrellos project begans with the simultaneous launch of both the Marka Reserve red 2002 and the Colheita 2003, both of which were very well critically received</p> <p></p> <p></p>
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