Quinta Da Vacaria Reserva Tinto

Description

A wine of intense, bright red color. It offers aromas of red fruits, with spice notes imparted by the wood. The palate is rich, with well-presented supple tannins where Touriga Nacional provides elegance, together with the fruity notes of Touriga Franca, and the volume contributed by Tinta Roriz, ending persistent and flavorful. Quinta da Vacaria, one of the oldest estates in the region (the earliest record dates back to 1616), is located on the banks of the Douro River near the city of Régua, in the heart of the world’s oldest Demarcated Region, the Douro. At the estate’s quay, Rabelo boats would dock to load barrels full of port wine and transport them to Gaia, at the mouth of the river, where they were sold wholesale to the world, leaving behind their hidden identity since these wooden barrels were not even marked with the producer’s seal. At the destination, the wine was bottled and labeled with the brand of the foreign merchants who acquired it, although some of these merchants went on to gain considerable prestige. (illustrative image)