Quinta Da Vacaria Touriga Nacional Tinto

Description

The Quinta da Vacaria, one of the oldest estates in the region (first record dated 1616), is situated on the banks of the Douro River next to the town 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 the full barrels with Port wine and transport them to Gaia, at the mouth of the river, where they were sold in bulk 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 labelled with the brand of the foreign merchants who purchased it, some of whom later gained considerable prestige. (illustrative image only)