Series Cornifesto
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, grilled pork chops, cured charcuterie
✨ Technical Specifications
The 'Séries' collection by Real Companhia Velha represents a passionate viticultural exploration into the Douro Valley's forgotten heritage. This range is dedicated to micro-vinifying rare, indigenous grape varieties that have historically been sidelined or lost in field blends. Cornifesto is one such ancient variety, traditionally valued for its deep color and robust structure in Port production, but seldom showcased on its own. Grown on the steep, schist-carved terraces of the Douro, this single-varietal bottling captures the grape's rustic charm, vibrant acidity, and distinctive wild berry profile, offering a liquid archive of Portugal's rich ampelographic history.
🍾 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
Cornifesto
🍷 ABV
13%