Quinta do Espinho spans 20 hectares along the Távora River, located on the left bank of the Douro River in the heart of the Douro Valley's wine culture. Recognized as one of the world's finest wine landscapes, the Upper Douro wine-growing region was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. Its exceptional location offers both strategic accessibility and remarkable potential for viticulture, landscaping, and environmental sustainability.
The vineyard's nutrient-rich soil, composed of schist plates that retain moisture, enables the vines to withstand the dry summer conditions. The estate began replanting vines and restoring its older vineyards in 1986, by 2010, the winery and storage facilities underwent modernization and the estate's 18th-century buildings were carefully restored, preserving traditional elements such as the stone wine presses, which are still in use today. The renovation was executed with state-of-the-art wine production and storage equipment to ensure the highest standards of quality and versatility in the winemaking process.
Intense, harmonious. perfumed aromatics: black berries and black cherry with top notes of violet. There's impressive depth of black fruit on the palate, interlaced with spice, savoury and chocolate hints, plus freshness and a sense of minerality. Fine tannins with a framework that will ensure further evolution as this ages in bottle.