Quinta dos Aciprestes Grande Reserva Tinto
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb, grilled ribeye steak, mature hard cheeses
✨ Technical Specifications
Quinta dos Aciprestes, located on the left bank of the Douro River near the mouth of the Tua River, is one of Real Companhia Velha's most prized estates. The property takes its name from the historic cypress trees ('ciprestes') that dot its landscape. This Grande Reserva represents the pinnacle of the estate's production, sourced from select parcels of vines planted on steep, schistose slopes. Benefiting from a warm microclimate and excellent sun exposure, the grapes develop intense concentration. The wine is crafted using traditional maceration and aged in French oak barrels, resulting in a deeply structured, robust red characterized by dark berry fruits, complex spice, and elegant mineral undertones.
🍾 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
14-14.5%