Quinta do Vallado Vinha da Granja 2021 Tinto
€ 150.40
| Producer | Quinta do Vallado |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Tinta Roriz, Tinta Amarela, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Moreto |
| Ageing | About 18 months in French oak |
| Alcohol | 14%vol | pH: 3.65 |
| Serving | 17°C |
| Drinking window | Up to 20 years after the harvest |
| Scores | 95/100 Wine Spectator 95/100 Wine Enthusiast |
From a single 1929 vineyard with dozens of varieties planted together: figs, black plums and tobacco.
Tasting note
Very concentrated and intense, with balsamic oak notes that blend well with figs, black plums and tobacco. Full, firm and ripe, with round, velvety tannins. Mineral, with a complex, lingering finish.
The story
In the 1990s Quinta do Vallado broke with the tradition of planting varieties together, but kept its oldest plots. Vinha da Granja is one of them.
Vinha da Granja was planted in 1929, facing south, on mostly schist soil. It has 32 native varieties planted together, mainly Tinta Roriz (19%), Tinta Amarela (19%), Touriga Franca (18%), Touriga Nacional (8%) and Moreto (7%). With about 400 grams of grapes per vine, or 2,800 kg per hectare, it is one of the lowest-yielding vineyards in the world.
After careful hand sorting, the grapes were fully destemmed. Fermentation took place with very little extraction, after which the wine aged for about 18 months in 225-litre French oak barrels.
Food pairing
A delicious wine with all kinds of meat, especially grilled.
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
18,5/20 Grandes Escolhas | Tasted: Jun 2024
95/100 Wine Spectator | Tasted: Feb 2025
95/100 Wine Enthusiast | Tasted: Oct 2024
A field blend of 32 varieties from very old 1929 vines with low yields. Concentrated, with rich tannins and a powerful, dense texture. Drink from 2027.
A field blend of 32 varieties from very old 1929 vines with low yields. Concentrated, with rich tannins and a powerful, dense texture. Drink from 2027.