Quinta Dos Aciprestes Reserva Douro 2020 (750ml)

 

Rated 91 Points by Wine Enthusiast

 

Clean, deep and bright ruby colour.  Violet notes mixed with plum and blackberries in harmonious with vanilla notes.  Ripe fruits flavours in the palate.  Excellent structure, round and perfect balanced wine, persistent with a long finish.

 

Quinta Dos Aciprestes Reserva Douro 2020

 

Unveil the excellence of Portuguese winemaking with the Real Companhia Velha Quinta Dos Aciprestes Reserva.  Crafted to perfection, this wine showcases the harmonious blend of Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca, a testament to the artistry of the Douro region.

 

Varieties:  Touriga Nacional & Touriga Franca

 

Vintage:  2020

 

Region:  DOC Douro, Portugal

 

Production:  43,066 Bottles

 

Winemaker:  Jorge Moreira

 

Tasting Notes

 

"An intensely aromatic wine with nuances of vanilla harmoniously integrated with fruit aromas and floral notes, demonstrating its youth and the dominating character of the Touriga Nacional.  Flavourfull and very elegant, with a long, lasting and very fullfilling finish.  A wine with great potential to age in bottle."  Winery

 

Alcohol:  14.5%

 

Food Pairing
 

Ideal accompaniment to strong flavoured meat and game dishes and strong cheeses.

 

Winemaking

 

A true masterpiece, the fermentation of Quinta Dos Aciprestes Reserva occurs in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature.  A graceful aging process in French oak barriques for 12 months, including a 30% maturation in new oak, elevates this wine to unparalleled heights of elegance.

 

Douro Wines

 

The Douro is the oldest demarcated and regulated region in the world.  Characterized by a mountain culture benefiting from an extremely rugged orography, limited by mountain ranges to the South and West and plateau areas to the North and East.

 

Its climate is characterized by cold and rainy winters, followed by hot and dry summers.  The region is divided into three sub-regions with very specific characteristics: Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo and Douro Superior.

 

 

Quinta dos Aciprestes

 

Quinta dos Aciprestes, a historic estate bordering the Douro River, boasts a replanted vineyard with noble grape varieties.  Since 1860, this quinta has been an amalgamation of three neighboring estates, known for producing excellent Douro red wines.  Its top classification for Port Wine production highlights its exceptional terroir.  The estate's landscape, extending 2.2 kilometers along the Douro River, showcases beautifully surfaced vineyards on gentle slopes. 

 

Located between the sub-regions of Cima-Corgo and Douro Superior, its vineyards benefit from a microclimate, which offers ideal conditions for the ripening of red grapes, contributing to the traditional style of Douro red wines.

 

The original farm – called “Cyprestes” – was founded in the 19th century.  XVIII by D. José de Seabra, one of the ministers of Queen D. Maria I and, later, owned by her successors, the Viscounts of Baía.

 

Easily identifiable by its Cypresses, trees located next to the farmhouse, and by the landscape character of the place, framed by vineyards arranged vertically, highlighting the absence of traditional terraces, the result of recent work to reconvert the vineyards.

 

Quinta dos Aciprestes surrounds the Douro River with its gentle slopes, in an area completely replanted with the noblest varieties of the Douro Demarcated Region.

 

Real Companhia Velha

 

Real Companhia Velha is the oldest and most emblematic wine company in Portugal.  Founded in 1756 during the reign of Dom José, the company never interrupted its activities.  It is the largest owner of Quintas in the region, where its most emblematic property is Quinta das Carvalhas.  Other iconic properties are Quinta dos Aciprestes, Quinta do Síbio, Quinta do Cidrô and Quinta do Casal da Granja, all located in the Cima Corgo sub-region, considered by experts to be the most noble area of ​​the Douro.

 

Origin

 

Since 1960, Real Companhia Velha has been owned and managed by the Silva Reis family, which has dedicated all its efforts to the production of Port and Douro DOC Wine, through an in-depth study of the Douro terroir.  The Company owns 5 Quintas in the Alto Douro Wine Region, Quinta das Carvalhas, Quinta de Cidrô, Quinta dos Aciprestes, Quinta do Casal da Granja and Quinta do Síbio; totaling 557 hectares of own vineyards.

 

 

Rated 91 Points by Wine Enthusiast

 

Clean, deep and bright ruby colour.  Violet notes mixed with plum and blackberries in harmonious with vanilla notes.  Ripe fruits flavours in the palate.  Excellent structure, round and perfect balanced wine, persistent with a long finish.