Quinta do Vallado 30 Years old Tawny Port
€ 75.85 / 500 ml
| Producer | Quinta do Vallado |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Tinta Roriz, Tinta Amarela, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional |
| Ageing | An average of 30 years in old 600-litre oak casks |
| Alcohol | 19.5%vol | pH: 3.56 | Sugar: 162 g/l | Acidity: 4.6 g/l |
| Serving | 16°C |
| Scores | 95/100 Jamie Goode |
30 Years: dried fruit and honey, with a hint of orange marmalade.
Tasting note
A very intense aroma of dried fruit and honey. An explosive attack, with a light taste of orange marmalade and a very long, complex, lingering finish.
The story
A blend of several wines with an average age of 30 years, aged in very old 600-litre oak casks.
Made from old field-blend vines, with several varieties planted together.
Food pairing
Lovely as an aperitif, and delicious with chocolate, desserts, nuts and aged cheese, for example a mousse of 60% cocoa chocolate with candied orange.
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
93/100 Wine Spectator | Tasted: Dec 2018
17/20 Jancis Robinson | Tasted: May 2016
94/100 Wine Enthusiast | Tasted: Jan 2016
95/100 Jamie Goode
94/100 CellarTracker