Quinta do Vallado Prima Branco 2022
€ 11.40
| Producer | Quinta do Vallado |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Moscatel Galego |
| Ageing | 3 months in stainless steel |
| Alcohol | 12.5%vol | pH: 3.33 | Sugar: 0.6 g/l | Acidity: 6.1 g/l |
| Serving | 11°C |
| Drinking window | Up to 7 years after the harvest |
| Scores | 88/100 Wine Enthusiast |
A dry Moscatel Galego: roses and peppermint, fresh and delicate.
Tasting note
Very subtle, with floral notes of roses and peppermint. Delicate, with mainly floral flavours and a lovely fresh finish.
The story
Prima stands apart from the typical Muscat through its dryness.
The grapes come from three plots: one with vines over 50 years old, the other two with vines of about 15 years. The must fermented for nearly a month by the bica aberta method (without skin contact) at 14 to 16°C, then the wine spent 3 months in stainless steel.
Food pairing
A wonderful aperitif.
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
88/100 Wine Enthusiast | Tasted: Jan 2020
3,9/5 Vivino (409 ratings)