Quinta dos Aciprestes Grande Reserva Touriga Nacional
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb, grilled ribeye steak, wild boar stew
✨ Technical Specifications
Quinta dos Aciprestes, stretching along the left bank of the Douro River in the Cima Corgo subregion, is defined by its iconic cypress trees—or 'aciprestes'—which stand as historic sentinels over the estate's sun-drenched, schistous slopes. This Grande Reserva is a monumental expression of Touriga Nacional, Portugal's flagship grape, grown in a microclimate of extreme heat and low rainfall. The vines dig deep into the fractured slate soils, yielding tiny, highly concentrated berries. Traditionally fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats and aged in French oak casks, this wine showcases the grape's signature aromatic complexity, blending intense violet florals with dark forest fruits, robust tannins, and a deep mineral backbone. It represents the pinnacle of modern Douro winemaking, marrying power with remarkable freshness.
🍾 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
🍷 ABV
14%