Casa Ferreirinha - Douro Quinta da Leda 2020
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$86.00
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.
An intense and very complex aroma of dried fruits, almonds and hazelnuts, with floral notes of lavender, and hints of cedar and menthol followed by additional notes of black fruit and very high-quality oak. Full-bodied and smooth, with lively, well-integrated tannins and further notes of flowers and black fruit that invite a finish of great elegance and longevity
"Lots of beautiful fruit with blackberries and orange peel with crushed stone character. Medium body. Fine tannins and vivid acid underneath. Made from co-planted vines in the Douro. August 2023 release. Better after 2026." - 95 Points, James Suckling
Producer: Casa Ferreirinha
Country: Portugal
Region: Douro
Varietal: Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão
Appellation: Douro
Vintage: 2020
Size: 750ml