2019 Quinta do Vale do Meao Magnum

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 now make 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 that is!

The Quinta do Vale do Meão is the flagship of one of Portugal's best wineries. The wine is a blend of the authentic Portuguese grapes 58% Touriga Nacional, 35% Touriga Franca, 5% Tinta Barroca and 2% Tempranillo (Tinta Roriz) which were grown for 18 months in French barriques (80% new, by the way used for the 2nd time). ). The grapes come from vines 45-50 years old. This is a wine that is wonderfully balanced and extremely elegant. Nothing is too much or too overpowering and the Wine-Advocate also talks about the "Wow moment" at the Quinta do Vale do Meão. This wine is simply irresistible. The wine has a complex nose with many aromatic nuances without overlapping with another fragrance. We smell red fruit, leather, espresso, a touch of tobacco and spices in the nose. The wine is medium to full bodied with an excellent (read: not predominant) integration of wood. Now every comparison with this wine is a bit flawed, but it is best to compare it with a good, elegant Burgundian that can also combine freshness and elegance. The Meao was in the top 3 in the Winespectator Top 100 of the world's best wines!

Unique 1.5 liter magnum of which only a handful are made