Quinta do Sibio Ananico
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled sea bass, fresh oysters, roasted lemon chicken
✨ Technical Specifications
Quinta do Síbio, located in the celebrated Roncão Valley of the Douro, serves as a premier estate for Real Companhia Velha's exploration of terroir and ancient grape varieties. This historic property is characterized by its dramatic schist slopes and high-altitude vineyards, which provide a cooler microclimate ideal for white winemaking. The 'Ananico' bottling is a remarkable testament to viticultural archaeology; it is crafted from the nearly extinct, indigenous Ananico grape, which the company has painstakingly recovered and replanted. Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats to preserve its delicate, natural aromatics, this rare single-varietal wine offers a fascinating glimpse into the pre-phylloxera heritage of the Douro, yielding a profile rich in mineral tension, bright acidity, and subtle stone fruit nuances.
🍾 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
Ananico
🍷 ABV
13%