Red Wine

Quinta de La Rosa

Tinto Cão 2019, 75cl

Douro

Quinta de La Rosa

PRODUCTION
100% Tinto Cão from old vines. Grapes trodden by foot in a granite press, aged for 12 months in French oak barrels (100% of them used). Bottled in August 2021.

TERROIR
Although the Douro is a very old region, thanks to its large size and enormous diversity of terroirs it still has a lot to explore. Quinta de La Rosa is a good example of this diversity, with vineyards from around 100 metres above sea level, next to the river in the imposing Vale do Inferno, to 500 metres above sea level in the Lamelas vineyard. We also have different sun exposures to the east, north and south and a great diversity of grape varieties. Always with a privileged view of the River Douro, all the Quinta’s grapes are letter A – the best the region has to offer.
The poor, schist soils, combined with the varied topography, favour full-bodied wines with excellent levels of minerality, acidity and freshness. This combination of complexity and power, which is achieved when we have good ripeness, and the elegance and freshness so characteristic of our Quinta, has made our wines famous. Our wines have elegance in the expression of the terroir without exaggeration in maturation, extraction, tannin or wood.

VINDIMA
Abundant rainfall in the winter months replenished the water table, which was good for the vines. But unfortunately luck wasn’t on our side, and on 31 May we were hit by a
hailstorm. Our vineyards in Vedeal suffered the most, where we lost almost 50 per cent of our production, which is very unusual. The rest of our vineyards
affected. While most of Western Europe was burning, the Douro experienced a relatively cool summer with normal temperatures. At the end of August we had a few days of extreme temperatures, but by the 28th the heat had calmed down giving ideal ripening conditions. It was exciting to see our newly planted vines starting to produce, especially the Alvarinho, which was harvested on 26 August. This was followed by a complicated and lengthy harvest due to periods of rain. Fortunately, we’re small enough to start and stop the harvest, making sure that we only pick the grapes when they’re ready. We finally finished on Monday 4 October.
Thanks to good viticultural practices, the grapes held up very well and, despite the rain, there were hardly any signs of rot. Our winemaker, Jorge Moreira, is pleased with the overall quality.

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

Quinta de La Rosa

Quinta de la Rosa has been in the Bergqvist family since 1906, although they have been in the port trade as shippers under the family name, Feueheerd, since 1815. It currently has around 55 hectares under vine and produces around 50,000 litres of port and 160,000 litres of table wine each year.

Quinta de la Rosa was given as a christening present for Claire Feueheerd, Sophia’s grandmother, in 1906. The family port shipping company, Feueheerd, was sold in the 1930s but La Rosa was kept and run by Sophia’s grandmother, Claire. In 1988 Sophia and her father, Tim Bergqvist, decided to restart the family business and launched Quinta de la Rosa as a top quality port producer onto the market place.

Starting in the early 1990s, the Bergqvist famuly were one of the pioneers in taking red wine production in the Douro region seriously. Quinta de la Rosa’s wines, both red and white, have won many accolades in the press and are sold in many prestigious restaurants and wine stores around the world. Since 2002, Jorge Moreira, one of the finest wine makers in Portugal, has been making wines at La Rosa.

Quinta de la Rosa is situated in Northern Portugal, 100kms inland from Oporto. It is set in the heart of the Alto Douro ‘A’ grade port growing area and is located along the banks of the river, near Pinhão.

Address

Quinta Rosa – Vinhos do Porto, Lda.

Quinta de la Rosa
5085-215 Pinhão
Portugal