Quinta Dos Nogueirões Reserva Tinto

Description

It all began many decades ago with the arrival of Mr. Manuel Monteiro, a native of Bragança, to the Douro region to prepare land with bulldozers for vine planting across the area. After marrying my mother, Arlete Salta Monteiro, from São João da Pesqueira, they started their viticultural project on the lands she inherited and on other properties they acquired—Quinta dos Nogueirões, Quinta do Praito and Quinta da Portela, among smaller holdings—all situated on the right bank of the Rio Torto, featuring vineyards, olive groves, cherry trees, almond trees and chestnut woods. This work has continued to the present day, and the five children helped build this heritage from an early age, cultivating more than 60 ha and producing nearly 200 tons of grapes, thereby forging a deep bond with the land and the region. In 2011, after decades of selling the grapes to the best port and table‑wine producers in the Douro, the conditions were in place to take the family’s next step: transforming and marketing our raw material. Thus Quinta dos Nogueirões was born, taking its name from the family’s largest estate. Thanks to the excellent location of our quintas, the native grape varieties planted, sound viticultural practices under Integrated Production, and vinification by traditional methods, we were able to produce distinctive nectars—concentrated fruit and unique expressions from an outstanding terroir that yields generous wines. Since then, we have continued to invest in the vineyards, olive groves and enotourism facilities, and we have built a new winery that will allow us to expand the company’s full production capacity. (Illustrative image)

Vintage

2016

Food pairing

Red meat, game, cheese