Casa Ferreirinha - Douro Reserva Especial 2014

A Douro Valley pioneer and leader, Casa Ferreirinha has carried the torch for creative, quality winemaking in the Douro, becoming the region’s most historic and iconic house. Casa Ferreirinha wines range from easy-drinking Esteva and Planalto to the richer Papa Figos and Vinha Grande to the exceptional Quinta da Leda, Reserva Especial, and Barca Velha which remains one of Portugal’s most famous, long-lived, elegant and complex wines.

The story of Casa Ferreirinha is inextricably associated with one extraordinary woman: Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira who was born in 1811 in the country town of Régua, the gateway to the wines of the Douro Valley. Though small in stature and reserved by nature, Dona Antónia was a charismatic visionary with entrepreneurial drive. In 1845 at age 33, she took over her family’s business, Ferreira Port, the first Portuguese family owned Port House in the Douro. During her tenure at Ferreira Port, Dona Antónia expanded her estates, created new expanses of terraced vineyards and improved the hard lives of the local farming families.

She was affectionally called ‘Ferreirinha’ – ‘the little Ferreira’. Dona Antónia’s legacy and quest for excellence continues to be a fundamental pillar of Casa Ferreirinha.

Crafted at the renowned Quinta da Leda winery, this wine originates from carefully selected grapes from the estate's own plots and surrounding vineyards. The grapes are treated with utmost care, vinified by grape variety or in carefully chosen batches from the vineyard. Following gentle crushing and full destemming, they find their way into stainless steel tanks, where they undergo a long maceration and alcoholic fermentation, preserving their essence and finesse.

"Dark fruit with black cherries, blackcurrants, mineral, and slate undertones. Medium to full body. Racy fine tannins. It's chewy and driven. This is an undeclared Barca Velha. Superb Douro red. Latour of the Douro. A blend of 42% touriga franca, 34% touriga nacional, 13% tinta roriz, and 11% tinto cao. Drink after 2025." - 98 Points, James Suckling

Producer: Casa Ferreirinha

Country: Portugal

Region: Douro

Varietal: Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão

Appellation: Douro

Vintage: 2014

Size: 750ml