Port Wine

Quinta do Vale Meão

10 Years Old Tawny, 75cl

Douro

Quinta do Vale Meão

In 1877 D. Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, already the owner of the largest agricultural property in the Douro, bought 300 hectares of virgin land at public auction from the town council of Vila Nova de Foz Côa. Her dream was to build a model farm from scratch, putting into practice the vast experience she had accumulated over her life as a Douro businesswoman. Her pioneering spirit in the Upper Douro resulted from the conviction that excellent quality Port Wine could be produced here. The Quinta’s grapes were the basis of some of the best Port wines shipped from Gaia. Today, the Quinta is still owned by its descendants who have dedicated the last two decades to selecting lots of Port Wine with a view to launching aged Tawnies. To this end, they have equipped one of the two cellars built by the ancestor with vats, barrels and casks for the ageing of these Ports which come exclusively from the estate’s vineyards. It is with justifiable pride that the fifth and sixth generation have carried on the family tradition after patiently waiting for the right moment to show these wines to the world.

WINE MAKER
Francisco Olazabal

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

Quinta do Vale Meão

In 1877, Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, owner of the largest winemaking estate in the Douro, purchased 300 hectares of virgin land at auction from the Vila Nova de Foz Côa municipality. Her dream was to create a model vineyard from nothing, using for this the vast experience she had acquired throughout a lifetime as a Douro landowner. This ambitious project took eight years to complete, from 1887 to 1895. Sadly, this grand lady’s pleasure in her last and most significant enterprise was of short duration as she died in 1896.

Since then, the estate always remained in the hands of her descendants. In the 1970s, her great-great-great-grandson, Francisco Javier de Olazabal became responsible for its management and he began the long and laborious process of acquiring the shares that belonged to his kin and to other co-owners of the property. In 1994, he and his children became the sole owners of the Quinta. Until then, the grapes from the estate were sold to A.A. Ferreira S.A., the company established by Dona Antónia’s descendants, where they formed the basis of some its finest wines. This connection continued until 1998 when Francisco Javier de Olazabal resigned as Managing Director of A.A. Ferreira S.A. to dedicate himself, together with his oenologist son Francisco de Olazabal y Nicolau de Almeida, to producing, ageing and marketing the wines from the Quinta through a new company, F. Olazabal & Filhos Lda.

Address

F. Olazabal & Filhos, Lda.

Quinta do Vale Meão
5150-501 Vila Nova de Foz Côa
Portugal