98 Port anD the Douro
- Napoles produces powerful, concentrated wines that are components for Niepoort’s
fine vintage and LBV Ports.
Quinta do Tedo*
Vila seca, 5110-549 armamar
tel. (351) 934 609 671
http://www.quintadotedo.com
Grade a
Situated on a small promontory at the confluence of the Tedo with the Douro, Quinta do Tedo
was bought by Vincent Bouchard (a scion of the Burgundy Bouchards) in 1992. Bouchard, a
purveyor of French oak barrels to the Californian wine industry, is now producing a reserve,
LBV and vintage Ports from nearly thirty hectares of vines on the estate.
Quinta de São Luíz*
adorigo, 5120-012 tabuaço
tel. (351) 254 789 266
http://www.kopkeport.com
Grade a
One of the most prominent quintas on the south side of the Douro, if only for its impressive
white-painted terraces and the large black letters on the wall of one of the buildings that proclaims
‘founded in 1638’. This refers to the firm of Kopke, which was acquired by Barros Almeida along
with Quinta de Sao Luíz in 1952. Although an eighteenth-century house and chapel are at the core
of the quinta, it is now used by Barros as their main vinification centre and, internally, the property
has lost much of its innate charm as a result. The wines from São Luíz form the basis of some
impressive and often unfairly overlooked vintage Ports bottled under the Barros and Kopke labels.
Quinta do Crasto*
Gouvinhas, 5060-063 sabrosa
tel. (351) 254 920 020
http://www.quintadocrasto.pt
Grade a
Illustrated on one of the famous panels of decorative azulejos (tiles) at Pinhão station, Quinta
do Crasto covers a hog’s back on the north side of the Douro and can be viewed from the
Régua–Pinhão road. The name is believed to derive from the Portuguese word castro (Latin:
castrum), which signifies a Roman fort. Crasto formed a part of Pombal’s first demarcation,
and a sturdy granite pillar marking the geographical boundary of the feitoria can be seen
on the estate. For much of the twentieth century Quinta do Crasto has been the property
of Constantino de Almeida, formerly of Port shippers Constantino (now part of Ferreira).
Crasto is currently one of the leading independent quintas in the Douro, owned and run by
Constantino de Almeida’s granddaughter Leonor and her husband Jorge Roquette.