Red Wine

Quinta do Couquinho

Reserve 2018, 75cl

Douro

Quinta do Couquinho

The grapes were harvested by hand, at their ideal point of ripeness, and it is intended that they present a vigorous ripeness, leading to greater aromatic and polyphenolic concentrations. The winemaking was done in a lagar, with foot treading and fermentation in stainless steel vats, thus allowing the quality constituents present in the skins of the grapes, well ripened, to pass smoothly into the wine, with slight pumping over and prolonged macerations. Aging: after the malolactic fermentation, the wine aged in new and 2nd year French oak barrels for 12 months.

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

Quinta do Couquinho

Couquinho, the wine that literary means “a very faraway place”, can be traced back to the Melo Trigo family, in the Upper Douro region of Portugal, for over two centuries. Many of the family’s estates, including the renowned Quinta do Couquinho, are nestled in the Vilariça Valley, where local stories and legends intertwine with those of the family. Quinta do Couquinho spans across 70 hectares, of which approximately 60 hectares are cultivated. Filled mostly with vineyards and olive groves, a small orchard of almond, orange, clementine, fig and apple trees complete the landscape. Located in the Douro Superior area of the Douro Demarcated Region, it borders the Alto Douro Wine Region, the area that was classified by UNESCO as a world heritage site in 2001. The Quinta’s vast vineyard is set in undulating land where the vines are cultivated in terraces known as “socalcos”. The four main types of Douro grapes, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Barroca are all grown at Couquinho and the wine is produced in the Quinta’s own winery, stored in barrels of French oak and then bottled.

Address

Horta da Vilariça, 5160-102. Torre de Moncorvo, Portugal