Vintage
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, dark chocolate desserts, roasted game
✨ Technical Specifications
Real Companhia Velha's Vintage Port represents the absolute pinnacle of the house's winemaking, declared only in exceptional years when nature provides perfect conditions. Sourced primarily from the steep, sun-drenched stone terraces of the historic Quinta das Carvalhas, which overlooks the Douro River, this wine is a liquid testament to over 260 years of history. Legend has it that the Marquis of Pombal himself established the strict boundaries of the Douro region to protect the integrity of such monumental wines. The grapes are traditionally trodden in granite lagares to maximize extraction of color, tannin, and flavor before undergoing a short fortification process. The wine is then aged in large oak vats for about two years before being bottled unfiltered, allowing it to slowly mature and develop its legendary complexity over decades in the cellar.
🍾 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
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão, Tinta Barroca
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
20%