Quinta do Convento was founded in the 12th century by Cistercian monks and the links to winemaking have remained ever since. Quinta do Convento white is produced from Rabigato, Viosinho, Gouveio and Arinto, some of the best and most traditional grape varieties in the Douro region.
Mediterranean
Mix of schist and granite
Vinhas Velhas
> 50 Years
September 1999
Manual
This wine has been aged in bottle since 2000
June 2000 | May 2019
12.0%
5.3 g/L (tartaric acid)
2.99
2500 bottles
Mediterranean
Mix of schist and granite
Rabigato, Viosinho, Gouveio and Arinto
20 years
26 September 2018
Manual into 18 kg boxes
Partial fermentation in 500 L French oak barrels and full lees for 6 months. Remaining wine in stainless steel tanks with batonnage for 6 months
March 2019 | May 2019
12.5%
5.8 g/L (tartaric acid)
3.14
6200 bottles
Diogo Lopes and Anselmo Mendes