Quinta do Vallado Vinha da Granja 2018 Tinto
€ 165.00
Very concentraded and intense, with balsamic notes from the oak well paired with figs, black plums and tabacco. Full-bodied, firm and mature with round, velvety tanins. Mineral, with a complex and persistant finish.
Food pairing
Ideal for all kinds of meat, especially grilled meat dishes.
Grapes: Old Vines
From a single parcel of very old vines, Vinha da Granja, planted in 1929. A field blend of 34 diferent grape varieties.
After a 14-day fermentation with very little extraction, the grapes ripen for about 18 months in new 225 liter french oak barrels.
Quinta do Vallado, built in 1716, is one of the oldest and most famous farms in the Douro Valley.
The new vines were planted using only one variety on each plot, breaking with the old tradition of mixing different varieties on the same plot. Today, Quinta do Vallado has 10 hectares of old vines planted between the 1920s and 1950s, including Vinha da Granja, 1929, and Vinha da Coroa, 1958. The remaining 55 hectares of vineyards were planted more recently in the 1990s.
Alcoholcontent
14,5 %vol
pH: 3,65
Store & Serve
Serve at 17 °C
Can be drunk up to 20 years after harvest
4,6/5 - Vivino (171 ratings)
95/100 - Wine Enthusiast Tasted: Jul 2022
Thirty-four-old vine varieties in a field blend are the source of this wine. It is a beautifully generous wine, full of dark tannins along with concentrated black-fruit and wood-aging flavors. The wine has a wonderful streak of acidity at the end. It certainly needs aging, drink this rich wine from 2026. Roger Voss
Producer: Quinta do Vallado