In the east of the Douro
The Douro Superior is the Douro’s easternmost sub-region. It has dry summers, harsh winters and slopes cultivated for vines.
Terraces, estates and villages are part of the Alto Douro Wine Region landscape, listed by UNESCO in 2001.
Douro Superior
The easternmost sub-region, far from the Atlantic’s influence.
Côa Valley
The river, slopes and engravings that give the valley its identity.
Soil
At the estate, schist is crossed by veins of limestone.
Altitude
The vineyards occupy different altitudes and aspects.
Aspect
Plots with different hours of sunshine and cooler nights.
Grape origins
Palato do Côa and Vinha da Migalha come from the estate; Vinhas do Côa brings together grapes from two estates owned by the partners.
The grape varieties
Rabigato, Viosinho and Códega do Larinho in the whites. Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Alicante Bouschet in the reds.
The old vineyard has 46 grape varieties, some still to be identified. This field blend gives rise to the Grande Reserva.
Stories of the Douro and the Côa
The vineyard in Muxagata
Schist, aspects and water at Quinta do Palato.
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Dona Antónia Ferreira and the Douro Superior
Buying the land at Vale Meão and building a new estate.
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The Cachão da Valeira
The works that opened a passage on the river and brought the Douro Superior closer to the wine trade.
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Forrester’s map of the Douro
A view of the wine region in the nineteenth century.
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The valley that gives us our name
The river Côa and the engravings that are part of the valley’s identity.
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Our Touriga Nacional
One grape variety, fermented with the skins submerged.
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