Quinta do Convento was established in the 12th century by Cistercian monks and the links to winemaking have remained ever since. Quinta do Convento red is produced from Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz and Touriga Franca, some of the best and most traditional grape varieties in the Douro region.
Mediterranean
Mix of schist and granite
33% Touriga Nacional, 33% Tinta Roriz and 33% Touriga Franca
30 years
September 2016
Manual
12 months in French oak barrels
12 months in French oak barrels
14.5%
5.2 g/L (tartaric acid)
4100 bottles
Diogo Lopes and Anselmo Mendes
Mediterranean
Mix of schist and granite
Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz and Touriga Franca
30 years
September 2013
Manual into 18 kg boxes
12 months in French oak barrels
May 2015 | March 2019
13.8%
5.0 g/L (tartaric acid)
3.64
13 300 bottles
Diogo Lopes and Anselmo Mendes
Mediterranean
Mix of schist and granite
33% Touriga Nacional, 33% Touriga Franca and 33% Tinta Roriz
30 years
September 2018
Manually into 18kg boxes
9 months in second year french oak barrels
July 2020 | January 2021
14%
5.8 g/L (tartaric acid)
3.5
6660 bottles
Diogo Lopes and Maria Susete Melo
Mediterranean
Schist and granite
40% Touriga Nacional, 20% Tinta Roriz, 20% Touriga Franca and 20% Field Blend
30 years
September 2019
Manual
50% of the blend ages in second and third-year French oak barrels for 12 months.
July 2021 | January 2022
14%
5.0 g/L (tartaric acid)
3.56
28 200 bottles
Diogo Lopes & Maria Susete Melo
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