Evel Reserva Tinto
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2029
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb, grilled ribeye steak, mature cheeses
✨ Technical Specifications
The Evel brand is one of Portugal's most historic and enduring wine labels, first registered by Real Companhia Velha in 1913. Its name is a clever anagram of the Portuguese word 'leve' (meaning light), originally conceived to highlight a style of Douro red that was remarkably elegant, fresh, and easy to drink compared to the heavy, rustic table wines of the era. The Evel Reserva Tinto represents a more structured, premium evolution of this historic philosophy. Sourced from select high-altitude vineyards in the Douro, such as Quinta do Casal da Granja and Quinta de Cidro, the grapes benefit from cooler night temperatures that preserve vital acidity. The wine is aged in French oak barrels, resulting in a harmonious marriage of intense dark forest fruits, subtle oak spice, and velvety tannins, all while maintaining the signature freshness that has defined the brand for over a century.
🍾 About the Producer
Established on September 10, 1756, by Royal Charter of King D. José I under the auspices of the Marquis of Pombal, Real Companhia Velha stands as Portugal's oldest continuously operating wine company. Entrusted originally with demarcating and regulating the Douro Valley, the company was acquired by the Silva Reis family in 1960. Today, under President Pedro Silva Reis and celebrated head winemaker Jorge Moreira, Real Companhia Velha oversees more than 550 hectares across historic quintas such as Das Carvalhas, De Cidro, Dos Aciprestes, and Do Casal da Granja. While famous for benchmark Port, the house pioneered fine Douro still whites, capitalizing on high-elevation schist and granite plateaus with wide diurnal shifts. Estate whites—most prominently the Quinta de Cidro mono-varietals and field blends spanning Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Alvarinho, and Sémillon (Boal)—rely on precision viticulture and parcel-specific vinification. These wines demonstrate remarkable tension, vibrant natural acidity, and an authentic, mineral-driven reflection of the rugged Douro landscape.
🍇 Grapes
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca
🍷 ABV
13.5-14%