Wine History:

From the Cachão of Valeira, the Douro Superior arises, once virtually inaccessible due to distance and lack of means of access.

The climate is then typically Mediterranean, reaching extremely high temperatures, with annual rainfall on average up to about 400 mm, and may even in certain years not exceed 200 mm, which gives semi-desert characteristics in culture limit to the vine.

In the Melo e Trigo family for four generations, the Quinta do Couquinho has 22 hectares of vineyards on a hillside at levels with exposure South and East, 12 of which from old vines and 33 hectares of olive grove.
Located in the municipalities of Vila Flor and Torre de Moncorvo.

Origin of grapes:

From integrated production system, this wine has its origin in the best grapes of the traditional varieties of the region: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Sousão.

Vinification and aging:

The grapes were harvest by hand, at their ideal maturation point, leading to higher aromatic and polyphenolic concentrations.

The wine was made in stainless steel vats, allowing the quality of constituents present in the skins of very ripe grapes, passed gently into the wine with light pumping over and prolonged maceration.

After malolactic fermentation the wine aged in new French oak barrels - Taransaud and François Frères - 225 and 300 liters for 14 months.

Bottling:

In May 2011, 5,300 bottles of 750ml.

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