Red Wine

Quinta Nova

Vinha Centenária Referéncia P28/P21 2018, 1,5l

Douro

Quinta Nova

The first single-varietal planting study in the Douro region was carried out at Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo. Between 1979 and 1981, in conjunction with the Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture, through the Centre for Viticultural Studies in the Douro, the best solar exposures were chosen at Quinta Nova for a study into the planting of three varieties: Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacionaland Touriga Franca.
Parcela 28, planted with the Tinta Roriz variety, is located at an altitude of between 205 and 210 metres. This grape variety demonstrates the viticultural challenge and human persistence in preserving an old and authentic Douro. The austerity of the grape variety is noticeable in the mouth, but at the same time, we are seduced by a somewhat contemporary sophistication that, together with the centenary vine (Parcela 21) gives rise to a blend that reveals a reference in the Portuguese Douro a wine full of minerality, blue fruit, rich in spicy notes with a firm structure and a very narrow mouth. The high concentration, density and depth express well its origin.
A red wine from the winemaker Jorge Alves with a stage of 12 months in French oak barrels.

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo

Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo is a place of extreme beauty in the heart of Douro valley and owned by Amorim family since 1999.
The family connection to the wine comes from afar, through its connection with the export houses of Vila Nova de Gaia in the cork business. Meanwhile the dream came true and the project is now in the hands of the 4th generation of the family.
With a story longer than 250 years, the property displays conserved structures and the cellar original building from 1764, after interventions by the architect Arnaldo Barbosa.
But the «quinta» is much earlier than this and history confirms it as a great land belonging to the Portuguese Royal House, having been identified its first owner in 1725.
The winery produced more than 3,500 barrels of wine from neighboring estates and it was soon ‘integrated in the first demarcation of the region’. The historic sites that are still preserved give notice to this historic weight.
An entrepreneur spirit and family vision did however the difference because, combined with a passionate commitment to the future, determined the beginning of multiple changes to a path of oenological excellence.

Address

Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, S.A

Quinta Nova
5085-222 Covas do Douro – Portugal