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Quinta De La Rosa
Quinta de La Rosa is a small estate in the heart of the Port wine-growing region in Alto Douro, near Pinhao, owned and operated by the Bergqvist family: Tim, his wife Patricia, son Philip and his two daughters, Sophia and Olivia, with the aid of the talented winemaker Jorge Moreira since 2002
The Quinta and its vineyards were given to Tim's mother as a Christening present by her parents, the Feurheerds, who established the property in 1906.
It remains one of the few Single Quintas where the vineyards start at the bank of the Douro and rise 450 meters to the towering top of the mountain. From the river's edge to the top, one passes through 11 different microclimates. This gives La Rosa great flexibility to add variety and complexity to its Port.
La Rosa and Tim Berqgvist are special. In many ways they represent what the Douro is all about... pride, courage, tradition, and the determination to produce the finest product from in one of natures' most difficult climactic conditions.
Quinta de la Rosa produces small quantities of superb quality Ports and red wine (Val da Clara Douro label)
Other Varieties
There are over 200 different grape varieties used in modern wine making (from a total of over 1000). Most lesser known blends and varieties are traditional to specific parts of the world.
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The weather conditions of 2009 in the upper Douro were initially difficult with rain at veraíson and a general dip in temperature conspiring to reduce yields. Fortunately a mini heat wave at the beginning of September hastened the grapes towards maturity and allowed the harvest to commence in a timely fashion. The wine is assembled from the main port varieties, namely Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Cão and Touriga Franca with only fruit from the finest parcels allowed into the final blend. Grape treading in traditional granite lagares takes place prior to maturation in Allier French oak casks.
Such powerful grape varieties, coupled with traditional wine making techniques could produce a rustic and backward wine; be assured that is not the case! The nose reveals rich black fruits with a pleasing herbaceous undercurrent that transports the drinker to the banks of the Douro on a warm evening in summer. An elegant palate follows the promising and mysterious nose and in my humble opinion, the wine has a good life ahead of it in bottle.
Nicholas Stewart, BB&R Buying Department
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