Alves de Sousa Quinta da Gaivosa Vinha Lordelo 2019 Tinto
€ 71.00
| Producer | Alves de Sousa |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Tinta Roriz (30%), Touriga Nacional (20%), Sousão (10%), Tinta Amarela (10%), Vinhas Velhas (30%) |
| Ageing | 22 months in French oak (50% new) |
| Alcohol | 14.5%vol |
| Serving | 16-18°C |
| Drinking window | 2022-2033 |
Vinha de Lordelo: violets, graphite, dark chocolate and mint, deep yet fresh.
Tasting note
Deep ruby, with a nose of violets, graphite, dark chocolate, peppermint and black plums. Deep and complex, yet always pleasantly fresh. Elegant on the palate, with wild fruit, liquorice and spice. Dense and enveloping, with fine balance on the finish.
The story
The wine aged for 22 months in French oak barrels, half new and half second use.
Quinta da Gaivosa lies in the Baixo Corgo, on the right bank of the Corgo, not far from Vila Real. It is the family’s home base, with old vineyards where dozens of varieties grow together. The winery, designed by architect Belém Lima, has won several architecture and wine tourism awards.
Food pairing
Ideal with beef, game and from the barbecue.
The producer
Winemaking is a family tradition for Domingos Alves de Sousa: his father Edmundo and his grandfather Domingos were already Douro winegrowers. Trained as a civil engineer, in 1987 he devoted himself fully to the quintas he had inherited. For years he supplied grapes to big houses such as Casa Ferreirinha and Borges. After the crisis of the late 1980s and the disastrous 1988 harvest, he decided to make and bottle his own wine. He built a winery at Quinta da Gaivosa and in 1992 released his first wine, the Quinta do Vale da Raposa Branco 1991.
Revista de Vinhos named him Producer of the Year in 1999 and 2006: he was the first ever to win the title twice. Since 2002 his son Tiago, who holds a doctorate in viticulture, has been the winemaker. The family uses only grapes from its own six quintas: Gaivosa, Vale da Raposa, Caldas, Estação, Aveleira and Oliveirinha.
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