Port and the Douro (Infinite Ideas Classic Wine)

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da Cruz and is to be completely rebuilt. Such is the size and scale of Ventozello that it is
now emerging as a shipper in its own right.

Quinta da Romaneira
cotas, 5070 alijó
Grade a
With an isolated yet glorious location, Romaneira covers over 400 hectares, has 50 kilometres
of roads and used to boast three railway stations, extending 2.5 kilometres along the north bank
of the Douro from the Costa do Roncão as far as Carrapata, once a quinta in its own right. It
used to belong to the Borges family and, unlike the other quintas owned by Borges & Irmão
bank (Junco, Casa Nova and Soalheira), it escaped nationalisation during the Revolution in

1975. In 1986 Romaneira was among the first of the new generation of quintas to make and
      market their own single-estate Ports. In 2004 it was acquired by an investment consortium
      led by Christian Seeley, President and Managing Director of Quinta do Noval. The fine house
      and the adega on the estate were converted into a Relais et Châteaux hotel (Hotel dos Sonhos)
      and an impressive new winery was built at the top of the property.

Quinta das Tecedeiras
ervadosa do douro, 5130 são João de Pesqueira
Grade a
Formerly known as Quinta Teixiera Velha, this property was renamed Tecedeiras (‘Weaver’s
Quinta’) at the turn of the twentieth century. The name derives from the fact that the nuns
of São Pedro das Águias used to cultivate hemp for cloth on the estate. Situated opposite
Roncão, the property covers sixty-six hectares, of which just fifteen are planted with vines.
The property now belongs to Dão Sul who made their first Douro wines here in 2001.

Quinta do Caedo
ervadosa do douro, 5130 são João de Pesqueira
Grade a
Caedo is a short valley sheltered to the south by the 600-metre peak of Furada. This small
property on the south bank of the Douro used to belong to Port shippers Hunt Roope
and was subsequently acquired by Ferreira. With forty hectares of vines facing both east
and west on either side of the valley, Caedo produces premium quality grapes, vinified at
Quinta do Seixo.

Quinta de Santa Barbara
ervadosa do douro, 5130 são João de Pesqueira
Grade a
Euphemistically known as ‘Caedo II’, this property was renamed Quinta de Santa Barbara when
it was bought by Poças in 2000. The forty-hectare vineyard includes ten hectares of vinha velha,
which forms the core of Poças’ vintage Port. A single-quinta vintage Port is also made.