2020 Quinta do Vale Meão Monte Meão Cabeço Vermelho

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 praised 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 from this exceptional terroir. Their first wine, Meao 1999, was immediately declared 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 is one of the top in Portugal and you can taste why that is so!

In addition to the well-known Quinta do Vale Meão Tinto, a number of other very special wines are made at Vale Meão, often in very small quantities. These are wines from vineyards on granite soil, which mature in barrels a little longer than the other wines from the quinta - the so-called Monrte Meāo wines. These special wines also have a different grape composition.

The Monte Meão Cabeço Vermelho is a Tinta Roriz that has matured for 20 months in used French oak. The grapes for this wine come from one vineyard, the Vinha do Cabeco Vermelho, which has an alluvial soil with a lot of deposits from the Douro River. The Cabeço Vermelho has a very deep and intense color. The wine is powerful and deep and has a velvety texture with aromas of spices and red fruits, very complex. Tannins true to the grape variety: firm and dense. A finish that is both robust and bold. Only occurs in the good years.