Quinta de Cidro Reserva Tinto
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb, grilled ribeye steak, mature hard cheeses
✨ Technical Specifications
Quinta de Cidro is located in the municipality of São João da Pesqueira, within the Cima Corgo sub-region of the Douro. Acquired by Real Companhia Velha in 1972, this historic estate became a pioneering ground for viticultural innovation, where international grape varieties were planted alongside traditional Portuguese ones. The Quinta de Cidro Reserva Tinto showcases this experimental spirit, typically blending the noble Touriga Nacional with Cabernet Sauvignon. Grown on a high-altitude plateau at approximately 600 meters, the vines benefit from cooler nights that preserve acidity and freshness, contrasting with the Douro's typical baking heat. The resulting wine is aged in French oak casks, marrying the intense dark fruit and floral notes of the Portuguese terroir with the structured, herbaceous complexity of the international variety.
🍾 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, Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 ABV
14%