Quinta dos Aciprestes Reserva Tinto
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb, grilled ribeye steak, hearty game stews
✨ Technical Specifications
Quinta dos Aciprestes is located on the left bank of the Douro River, stretching across slopes of slate and schist in the Cima Corgo sub-region. The estate's name, meaning 'Estate of the Cypresses,' hints at its unique landscape where cypress trees stand alongside historic vineyards. This Reserva Tinto is crafted from selected parcels of traditional Douro varieties, benefiting from the estate's hot, dry microclimate which yields small, highly concentrated berries. Real Companhia Velha employs modern temperature-controlled fermentation alongside traditional maceration to extract deep color and structured tannins, followed by aging in French oak barrels. The resulting wine is a powerful, dark-fruited expression of the Douro, marked by ripe plum, blackberry, and subtle spicy oak notes, grounded by a distinct mineral backbone characteristic of its schistose terroir.
🍾 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%