Red grape · also Vinhão
Deep colour and electric acidity.
Aromas
Black cherry, blackcurrant, violet
Structure
Very high acidity, dark colour, firm tannin
Ageing
10–20 years
Called Vinhão in the Minho, where it makes inky red Vinho Verde, Sousão is prized in the Douro for colour and freshness in Port. Some quintas now bottle it alone.
Port, Douro blends, rare varietals, red Vinho Verde.
Fatty grilled meats, rojões, strong cheeses.
Douro Valley
Pinhão · Est. 1715
Home of Nacional — the ungrafted two-hectare parcel whose vintage Ports are among the rarest wines on earth.
Douro Valley
Peso da Régua · Est. 1716
Founded by Dona Antónia Ferreira's family; a schist-clad modern wine hotel and gravity cellar by Francisco Vieira de Campos.
Douro Valley
Numão, Douro Superior · Est. 1823
Dona Antónia Ferreira's grandest quinta, where single-quinta Vintage Port is still foot-trodden in granite lagares.
Douro Valley
Pinhão · Est. 1756 (Real Companhia Velha)
A whole mountain of terraces facing Pinhão, crowned by a 360° summit house — the oldest wine company in Portugal.