Quinta Gaivosa Amphitheatrum Port Vintage 2020
€ 180.84
| Producer | Alves de Sousa |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Touriga Nacional |
| Alcohol | 19.5%vol |
| Serving | 12-15°C, decant Drink within 2 days of opening |
| Drinking window | Over 100 years |
| Scores | 95/100 The Wine Advocate |
Amphitheatrum Vintage 2020: an explosion of wild berries, herbs, eucalyptus and graphite, built for over a century.
Tasting note
Completely opaque. An explosion of aromas: wild berries, aromatic herbs, plum, liquorice, eucalyptus leaf and graphite, extremely complex. Impressive concentration, with disarming sweetness. An extraordinary wine that can age for over 100 years.
The story
Domingos Alves de Sousa makes his wines in a family tradition begun by his grandfather and now carried on by his children. He vinifies only grapes from his own quintas.
Quinta da Gaivosa made its first Vintage Port in 2003.
Quinta da Gaivosa lies in the Baixo Corgo, on the right bank of the Corgo, not far from Vila Real. It is the family’s home base, with old vineyards where dozens of varieties grow together. The winery, designed by architect Belém Lima, has won several architecture and wine tourism awards.
Food pairing
A delicious digestif, also with rich aged cheeses, dark chocolate or chocolate mousse.
The producer
Winemaking is a family tradition for Domingos Alves de Sousa: his father Edmundo and his grandfather Domingos were already Douro winegrowers. Trained as a civil engineer, in 1987 he devoted himself fully to the quintas he had inherited. For years he supplied grapes to big houses such as Casa Ferreirinha and Borges. After the crisis of the late 1980s and the disastrous 1988 harvest, he decided to make and bottle his own wine. He built a winery at Quinta da Gaivosa and in 1992 released his first wine, the Quinta do Vale da Raposa Branco 1991.
Revista de Vinhos named him Producer of the Year in 1999 and 2006: he was the first ever to win the title twice. Since 2002 his son Tiago, who holds a doctorate in viticulture, has been the winemaker. The family uses only grapes from its own six quintas: Gaivosa, Vale da Raposa, Caldas, Estação, Aveleira and Oliveirinha.
Critics & Awards
95/100 The Wine Advocate
4,6/5 Vivino (79 ratings)