Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
A prestigious old-vine red from a once-abandoned terraced vineyard, dense and mineral with graphite and savoury spice, built for long ageing.
Cuvées
Barca Velha
5.0
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Portugal's most iconic dry red, made only in exceptional years from Douro Superior fruit: a structured, ageworthy wine with cedar, tobacco and a long mineral finish.
Chryseia
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A refined, Bordeaux-influenced Douro red from the Symington and Prats partnership: silky and polished, prizing elegance and freshness over power.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
A drier-styled single-harvest LBV with black fruit and a savoury finish in the Dow's house style.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Symington home estate at Pinhao, made in years Dow's does not declare a classic Vintage, in the drier Dow's house style.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
The driest of the classic Vintage Ports, built around Quinta do Bomfim and Senhora da Ribeira fruit, with a firm structure and a notably dry, savoury finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold
The second wine of Vale Meao, ripe and polished with the estate's signature freshness, an accessible introduction to the house style.
Niepoort Batuta
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Niepoort's flagship old-vine Douro red, from very old field-blend vineyards: concentrated yet fresh, with graphite minerality and fine-grained structure for long ageing.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A pioneering elegant Douro red from old field-blend vines, fresh and mineral with red-fruit purity and savoury spice rather than weight.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
The second wine of Chryseia, fresh and elegant with red-and-black fruit, an accessible window onto the house's Bordeaux-influenced style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
A concentrated, oak-aged Cima Corgo red from the Amorim estate, structured and fresh with dark fruit and cedar spice.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Quinta Nova's top old-vine red, dense and mineral with cedar and graphite, made only in the best years.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
The flagship old-vine red from the Gaivosa estate in the cooler Baixo Corgo, structured and mineral with a long fresh finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
A polished south-bank Douro red from the historic Pacheca estate near Lamego, ripe and rounded with dark fruit and spice.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
A polished estate red from the large historic Romaneira property between Pinhao and Alijo, ripe and fresh with fine tannins and cedar spice.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold
A polished single-quinta Douro red from the riverside estate below Pinhao, ripe and fresh with fine tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
A benchmark old-vine field-blend Douro red, ripe yet structured, balancing dark fruit and savoury spice with the estate's signature freshness and ageability.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold
A polished Douro Superior red from the estate's Vale de Cabrões vineyard, with ripe dark fruit, rounded tannins and freshness.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
A single-vineyard old-vine field blend from a plot of pre-1920 vines, dense and structured yet fresh, with graphite minerality and a long savoury finish built for the cellar.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
A modern DOC Douro red from the Noval estate, with ripe dark fruit, fine tannins and the estate's signature freshness.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
An award-winning oak-aged red from the Pego estate above the river at Valenca do Douro, concentrated and structured with dark fruit and cedar.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
An oak-aged Pinhao valley red, ripe and structured with dark fruit and cedar, from the architect-designed Portal estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold
An organic Douro red from the Tedo estate, ripe and fresh with fine tannins and dark fruit.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
One of Portugal's most sought-after dry reds, from the historic Douro Superior estate where Barca Velha was born: powerful yet refined, with cedar, graphite and a long structured finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
Vallado's flagship old-vine Douro red, named for Dona Antonia Adelaide Ferreira: concentrated and structured yet fresh, from low-yielding old vines.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
An old-vine field-blend Reserva, ripe and structured with savoury spice and the estate's hallmark freshness.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
A modern, ripe Douro red from Royal Oporto's Quinta de Cidro, with dark berry fruit, rounded tannins and a fresh finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
The wine that launched Wine & Soul, from a tiny plot of ancient field-blend vines at Vale de Mendiz: dense and mineral yet fresh, a benchmark of the modern Douro.