Quinta do Vallado Branco 2024
€ 12.00
| Producer | Quinta do Vallado |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Rabigato (40%), Códega (25%), Viosinho (15%), Gouveio (10%), Arinto (10%) |
| Ageing | 3 months in stainless steel |
| Alcohol | 12%vol | pH: 3.37 |
| Serving | 12°C |
| Drinking window | Up to 7 years after the harvest |
Floral and mineral, with ripe fruit, melon and a fresh citrus finish.
Tasting note
A floral nose with ripe fruit and notes of melon. Very mineral and fresh on the palate, balanced and lingering, with citrus notes on the finish.
The story
The grapes fermented for nearly a month by the bica aberta method (without skin contact) at 14 to 16°C. The wine then aged for 3 months in stainless steel.
Food pairing
A perfect match for fish, white meat and vegetable dishes.
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
3,8/5 Vivino (168 ratings)
