Quinta do Vallado Superior Tinto 2021 Quinta do Orgal
€ 20.54 / 5+1 (€17,12)
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| Producer | Quinta do Vallado |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Sousão |
| Ageing | 16 months in used French oak |
| Farming | Certified organic |
| Alcohol | 14%vol | pH: 3.67 | Sugar: 0.9 g/l | Acidity: 5.1 g/l |
| Serving | 17-19°C |
| Scores | 92/100 Wine Enthusiast |
Organic from the Douro Superior: floral Touriga Nacional, exotic fruit and silky tannins.
Tasting note
A surprising wine with a vivid colour and intense aromas. Exuberant and mysterious, with the typical floral aromas of Touriga Nacional and hints of exotic fruit. Excellent, intense and silky tannins, and a fresh finish of wild fruit.
The story
Quinta do Orgal lies in the Douro Superior, near Castelo Melhor in Vila Nova de Foz Côa. All its vineyards are certified organic.
Each plot was vinified separately in stainless steel tanks, with temperature control and regular pumping over, in a certified organic vinification. The wine then aged for 16 months in used French oak barrels.
Food pairing
A delicious wine with red meat, especially grilled, and with game such as venison.
The producer
Built in 1716, Quinta do Vallado is one of the oldest and best-known quintas in the Douro. It lies near Peso da Régua, on the banks of the Corgo, close to where it meets the Douro. In 1818 António Bernardo Ferreira bought the estate, which later belonged to the legendary Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira (1811-1896), the ‘Ferreirinha’. Her descendants still own it today.
For almost 200 years Vallado mainly made Port, sold by the family’s Ferreira house until that was sold in 1987. Since the early 1990s the quinta has released wine and Port under its own name. Today the cousins Francisco Ferreira and João Ferreira Álvares Ribeiro run the estate, with winemaker Francisco Olazabal. In Vila Nova de Foz Côa, in the Douro Superior, Vallado also bought Quinta do Orgal, where organic vineyards have been planted since 2009.
Critics & Awards
92/100 Wine Enthusiast | Tasted: Mar 2024
From Douro Superior vineyards, with rich tannins and spice from wood ageing. Ripe, dense and still firm. Drink from 2025.
From Douro Superior vineyards, with rich tannins and spice from wood ageing. Ripe, dense and still firm. Drink from 2025.