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Quinta do Vallado

Quinta do Vallado Adelaide Vintage Port

Name: Quinta do Vallado Adelaide Vintage Port
Brand: Quinta do Vallado
Price: null USD
Rating: 4.25 (0 reviews)

Portugal, Douro

Red fortified wine

4.3

Expert Rating

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WINE DESCRIPTION

Quinta do Vallado Adelaide Vintage Port is a premium fortified wine produced by the esteemed Quinta do Vallado winery in the Douro Valley, Portugal. The wine is made from a blend of indigenous grape varieties, including Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, and Tinta Roriz, grown in the Adelaide vineyard. The vineyard's unique terroir, with steep slopes, schist soils, and a continental climate, results in grapes with intense flavors and concentration. The wine is aged in oak barrels and then bottled unfiltered, resulting in a wine with intense flavors of blackberry, cherry, and dark chocolate. The wine is known for its rich and full-bodied style, with firm tannins and a long, complex finish. It is an ideal pairing with rich chocolate desserts or blue cheese.

NOTES FROM VINOVOSS SOMMELIER

This Quinta do Vallado Adelaide Vintage Porto has an intense, ruby color, with aromas of ripe plums, blueberry, and blackberry.On the palate, the wine has a full body and a velvety texture, with a long finish of toasted oak, dark chocolate, and black pepper. Its complexity and balance make this a truly remarkable port.

EXPERT RATING

4.3

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Sweetness:

Luscious

Dry

Lusciously Sweet

Alcohol:

Very high

Very Low Alcohol

Very High

Intensity:

Intense

Subtle

Powerful

Body:

Full

Light Bodied

Full Bodied

Acidity:

Vibrant

Soft

Crisp

Tannin:

Grippy

No Tannin

Grippy

GRAPES (4)

Touriga Nacional

Touriga Franca

ORIGINS

Winery: Quinta do Vallado

Region: Douro

The Douro Valley in Portugal is one of the oldest and most iconic wine regions in the world. Located in the north of the country, the region is renowned for its stunning scenery and its production of world-class fortified wines. The Douro Valley was first demarcated in 1756 and originally applied only to port production. It was extended to include table wine in 1979, with the first glimmer of the region’s potential for non-fortified still red wines appearing when port shippers Casa Ferreirinha launched Barca Velha in 1952. The focus on table wines did not take hold until the 1990’s, following Portugal’s accession to the EU.

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