2007 Quinta do Vale do Meao Vintage Port

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Type of Wine Portwine
Country Portugal
Region Douro
Appellation Douro (Appellation)
Winery Quinta do Vale Meao
Year 2007
Grape Tempranillo Touriga
Content (Alc) 0.75 ltr (19%)
Drink window 2017 - 2060
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In the easternmost part of the Douro against the Spanish border we find Quinta do Vale Meão in the Douro Superior. This very famous quinta is the birthplace of Barca Velha, the most famous and highly acclaimed Portuguese wine. The quinta is owned by Francisco Javier de Olazabal, the great-great-grandson of Dona Antonia. The former director of the Port house Ferreira (until 1999) started making wine from these exceptional vines in 1998 with his son, oenologist Francisco de Olazabal y Almeida. and terroir. In 2000 they first came onto the market with a Vintage Port. Their Finest Ruby Reserve is of exceptionally high quality. Quinta do Vale Meão belongs to the top of Portugal and you can taste why that is!

The 2007 Vintage Port of Meão consists mainly of Touriga Franca, supplemented by Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz and Sousao. The wine matures for 2 years in large oak barrels. This complex Port has a beautiful purple-red color with cassis, blackberries, raspberries in the nose, toasted notes of the oak barrel aging. With waltzes we also smell subtle spices. On the palate, the Port is powerful, juicy ripe black fruit with fine fresh acidity, soft tannins and a lush long finish. Delicious with dark chocolate, nuts and dried fruits. Also great with powerful cheeses such as Cabrales, Roquefort, perennial Cantal and old ripe Cheddar

Vineyard for 2007 Quinta do Vale do Meao Vintage Port

In the eastern part of the Douro, near the Spanish border, we find Quinta do Vale Meão, birthplace of Barca Velha, the most famous and highly acclaimed Douro. The quinta is owned by Francisco Javier de Olazabal, the great-great-grandson of Dona Antonia Ferreira who bought the quinta in 1877. The former director of the port house Ferreira started making wine in 1998 with his son, oenologist Xito (Francisco) Olazabal. this exceptional terroir. Their first wine, Meao 1999, was immediately named the best Portuguese wine of 1999. It is the most famous quinta in Portugal and is also part of the famous Douro Boys. All the wines they make now guarantee an authentic experience of the Douro wines, of course made from the typical Portuguese grape varieties from the Douro region. Quinta do Vale Meão belongs to the top of Portugal and you can taste why it is!

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Type of Wine Portwine
Country Portugal
Region Douro
Appellation Douro (Appellation)
Winery Quinta do Vale Meao
Grape Tempranillo, Touriga
Biological certified No
Natural wine No
Vegan No
Year 2007
Drinking as of 2017
Drinking till 2060
Alcohol % 19
Alcohol free/low No
Content 0.75 ltr
Oak aging Yes
Sparkling No
Dessert wine Yes
Closure Cork
Parker rating 94
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