Quinta do Sibio Arinto
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled sea bass, seafood risotto, roasted lemon chicken
✨ Technical Specifications
Quinta do Sibio, located in the celebrated Roncão valley of the Douro, is one of Real Companhia Velha's most historic estates, characterized by its dramatic schist slopes and unique microclimate. While the region is legendary for its robust reds and Ports, this single-varietal Arinto highlights the Douro's incredible capacity for fresh, elegant white wines. Grown in high-altitude vineyard parcels where cooler night temperatures preserve the grape's natural acidity, the fruit is carefully harvested and fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. This minimal-intervention approach allows the true character of the Arinto grape to shine, delivering a wine defined by vibrant minerality, bright citrus notes, and a deep connection to the ancient soils of the Douro.
🍾 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
Arinto
🍷 ABV
12.5-13%