Expertly crafted in 2019, Ferreira ‘Quinta do Porto’ Vintage Port boasts a deep ruby colour. Its intense and complex aroma of blackberry and black cherry, blended with floral hints, balsamic notes, and tobacco box spice, offers an unparalleled sensory experience. Powerful and elegant, its firm tannins, stony minerality, and well-integrated acidity beautifully complement the brooding black fruit and spice flavours. A harmonious and long finish rounds out this exceptional vintage port.

About the Producer

Founded in 1751, when the Port trade was dominated by British shippers, Ferreira is the oldest Portuguese Port house and remains the leader in the domestic market. It was under the leadership of Dona Antnia Adelaide Ferreira, one of the formidable widows of the world of wine, that the company became the force it is today. Lus Sottomayor is at the winemaking helm and uses grapes from prime Douro vineyard sites and Ferreiras flagship Quinta do Porto to produce Ports characterised by an exuberant ripeness, exceptional concentration, weight and structure, yet wonderful balance.

Vineyard and Winery

Grapes for the Ferreira Vintage Ports are sourced from the best plots on the Quinta do Porto and Quinta do Cado estates. Quinta do Porto is the oldest Ferreira property, planted in 1771 and acquired by Dona Antnia in 1863. Located in the heart of the Cima Corgo, on the north bank of the Douro river, it is a prime vineyard location with excellent southerly exposure, schist soils and a large proportion of old vines, described by Lus Sottomayor as ‘over retirement age’. The Quinta do Cado vineyards are on both sides of the Cado tributary on the south bank. The terraces are supported by dry stone walls over 100 years of age. Both estates are sustainably farmed and the grapes are harvested by hand.

Vinified at the Quinta do Seixo winery, the grapes were foot trodden in granite lagares. This traditional method achieves the perfect levels of extraction of colour, tannin and flavour. When the ideal balance between these components was achieved, the fermentation was halted by fortification with top-quality grape spirit. The wine remained at Quinta do Seixo over the winter and was then transported to the Ferreira cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia in the spring of 2019, where it was aged in oak casks. During this period the wine underwent several rackings and careful analysis and tasting by Lus Sottomayor. The final blend was assembled from his careful selection of the finest casks.