Passadouro
Vintage Port
- 2022
- 2021
- 2019
Tasting notes
This Quinta do Passadouro Vintage Port showcases a profound colour. Its aromas are elegantly concentrated, marrying black fruits with spicy and fresh notes, with intense floral characteristics. On the palate, it delivers a smooth mouthfeel, impeccably balanced by fine tannins and excellent acidity. Its finish is long, with dark chocolate flavours. A stunning wine that is a testament to Passadouro's terroir.
Carlos Agrellos, Technical Director (April 2024)Vinification
As usual, we have made a rigorous selection of the best batches of wines from different parcels of Quinta do Passadouro. This year's blend is made up of three different lots from the Pinhão valley. Grapes are trodden by foot to obtain the must, then they macerate in the lagares, the traditional stone vats from the Quinta, to ensure the best possible extraction of aromas, colour and tannins during fermentation.
Maturing
The wine is matured for 18 months in wooden casks, before bottling.
Terroir
APPELLATION
Douro Doc - Sub-region of Cima Corgo
Vale do rio Pinhão
VINEYARD DESCRIPTION
Altitude: 100 to 300 mts
Soil: Schist
Plantation system: Traditional terraces made with schist stone
Grape varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Francisca, Sousão
Harvest: from 25th of August to 27th SeptemberProducing a vintage old Tawny
In the case of 2022, the selection of 550 cases of 12 bottles represents 5% of the production.
Wine analyses
Alcohol: 19.5%
Total sugar: 86 g/l
Total Acidity: 4.3 g/l
pH: 3.69
