Quinta dos Aciprestes Grande Reserva Sousao
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb, wild boar stew, mature hard cheeses
✨ Technical Specifications
Quinta dos Aciprestes stretches gracefully along the left bank of the Douro River in the Cima Corgo subregion, where the estate's name pays homage to the historic cypress trees ('ciprestes') that dot the landscape. Under the stewardship of Real Companhia Velha, this estate has become a benchmark for terroir-driven still wines. The Grande Reserva Sousão celebrates one of the Douro's most distinctive indigenous grape varieties. Historically valued in Port production for its intense color and high natural acidity, Sousão shines here as a single-varietal showpiece. Sourced from selected hillside parcels planted on vertical schist slopes, the grapes undergo fermentation in stainless steel before aging in French oak barrels. This process tames the grape's rustic power, resulting in a deeply concentrated, ink-colored wine with complex aromas of dark forest fruits, balsamic undertones, and a striking mineral freshness characteristic of the Douro's rugged soils.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1756 by Royal Charter of King José I under the guidance of the Marquis of Pombal, Real Companhia Velha is the oldest and most historic wine enterprise in Portugal. With its storied maturation cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia and sprawling estate vineyards across the Douro Valley, the company was central to the creation of the world's first officially demarcated wine region. Managed for decades by the Silva Reis family, the producer balances centuries-old tradition with modern enology across acclaimed estates such as Quinta das Carvalhas, Quinta de Cidrô, and Quinta dos Aciprestes. Real Companhia Velha is renowned globally for its distinguished portfolio of classic Port wines—including aged Tawnies, Colheitas, and Vintage Ports—as well as elegant, terroir-driven Douro DOC still wines.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Sousão
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14%