Douro DOC
Douro DOC
Quinta do Portal 2007 Grande Reserva Douro
Portuguese Red
$71.99
Powerful yet fresh, with plum, dried berries and dark blue fruit framed by cedar, graphite and mineral detail. The palate is dense and succulent, its generous fruit supported by firm, medium-grained tannins and bright acidity. Spice builds through a long, structured finish that still feels composed. Serve with braised beef, lamb, game or aged hard cheese.
Altano Douro Tinto
Portuguese Red
$19.99
Deep crimson colour accompanies floral aromas and focused fresh fruit. The palate is full and silky, with red-fruit flavours, soft ripe tannins, spicy notes, freshness and balance. Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca form the blend. The wine is ready for immediate drinking, though it can continue developing for up to four years, and it is served between fourteen and seventeen degrees Celsius.
Niepoort 2013 Diálogo Douro Tinto
Portuguese Red
$23.99
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Amarela form a red Douro blend. Ruby colour accompanies red-fruit and tea-leaf aromas, joined by pepper and a slate-like mineral note. The palate is fresh, structured and long, with integrated tannins. Medium body, black fruit, blueberry, spice and violet also characterize the dry style, which is suited to pork or grilled sausages.
Quinta da Costa do Pinhão 2014 Gradual Tinto
Portuguese Red
$26.99
Rock rose, plum, wild blueberry, violet and cassis define the fruit and floral profile. Fine, tight tannins lead to a salty, lingering finish. The blend draws equally from Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz grown in Pinhão at three hundred to four hundred and fifty metres. Native fermentation uses schist lagares with foot treading and stainless steel, followed by twelve months in French oak.
Poças 2023 Tongue Twister WWW Douro Red
Portuguese Red
$29.99
Wild fruit, liquorice and cocoa appear in the profile. The palate is silky, and the finish is long and fresh. The blend combines Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz from forty- to sixty-year-old vines on schist soils in Numão, Douro Superior. Grapes are harvested manually and selected in the vineyard. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel, with twenty percent matured in second-year French oak casks. The wine contains thirteen point six percent alcohol and is suitable for vegan diets.
Quinta do Vale Meão 2021 Meandro Branco
Portuguese White
$39.99
Very pale yellow-green with silver reflections, the wine combines meadow herbs, white apple, pear, mango and lime zest. Ripe stone fruit and fine acidity meet a mineral-salty finish. Rabigato and Arinto form the blend. The wine is dry and matures on its lees in stainless steel without oak. Its profile is crisp and textured, with basil also present.
Prats & Symington 2022 Post Scriptum de Chryseia Douro
Portuguese Red
$59.99
Crushed marjoram, pine, violet, white pepper and paprika appear with ripe mulberry, plum sauce and black olive. The wine has fine-grained tannins, a mineral-driven finish, medium-to-full body, freshness and a silky mouthfeel. Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca make up the blend. The grapes come from the same vineyards used for Chryseia, and the wine contains 14% alcohol.
Luis Seabra 2019 Mono C Castelão Douro
Portuguese Red
$77.99
Castelão grows in a single vineyard of yellow schist at about 450 metres. Vinification uses whole clusters, indigenous yeasts, stainless steel and a cold maceration lasting about one month. The wine spends eighteen months on its lees in used 500-litre barrels. Sour cherry, plum and tart blueberry appear with floral and schist-mineral notes, mouthwatering acidity and soft skin tannins.
Quinta da Carvalhosa 2009 Campo Ardosa Douro
Portuguese Red
$79.99
Old vines exceeding forty years grow as a traditional mixed planting of Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional and Touriga Francesa. Fermentation takes place in conventional vats and traditional granite lagares. The wine matures for about twenty months in French barriques before being bottled without filtration. Full fruit and roasted aromas accompany ripe, velvety tannins. It is a dry red with thirteen and a half percent alcohol.
Mateus Nicolau de Almeida 2022 Curral Teles Mu
Portuguese Red
$86.99
Bright ruby colour accompanies raspberry, cherry and a restrained note of black plum. The wine is juicy and light, with a fruit-driven character, silky texture and freshness. The grapes are destemmed but not crushed, then ferment spontaneously in a 500-litre barrel. Maceration continues there for eighteen months. Alcohol is thirteen percent, and the wine carries the Douro DOC designation.
Prats & Symington 2016 Chryseia Douro
Portuguese Red
$124.99
Ripe blackcurrant, red plum and raspberry lead, layered with violet, dark chocolate, licorice and Earl Grey tea. The palate is full-bodied and polished, balancing generous dark fruit with lively acidity and fine-grained, velvety tannins. Pepper, graphite and earthy spice bring definition through the middle. The finish is long and fresh, carrying mocha, floral detail and measured structure.
Prats & Symington 2012 Chryseia Douro
Portuguese Red
$124.99
Currant and lifted dark fruit meet dried flowers, tobacco and a cool mineral note. The palate is concentrated yet supple, with fresh acidity giving the wine clarity and energy. Fine-grained tannins provide shape without heaviness, while savoury earth and a faint saline edge add detail through the long, focused finish. Decant before serving with roast lamb, braised beef, grilled mushrooms or firm aged cheese.
Vasques de Carvalho 2015 Oxum Tinto
Portuguese Red
$52.99
Generous ripe fruit leads a warm, open profile, with an elegant texture and supple, gently rounded tannins. The palate is smooth and approachable, carrying its fruit clearly without feeling heavy. A soft, composed finish makes this an easy table red. Serve with braised beef, roast lamb, game or slow-cooked stews.
Quinta Do Vale Meao 2018 Douro
Portuguese Red
$269.99
Deeply coloured and concentrated, with a layered aroma that unfolds without any single note dominating. The palate is vibrant and expansive, balancing ripe tannins, polished oak and a creamy texture with notable poise. Power builds through the centre yet never obscures the wine’s elegance. The finish is very long and composed, carrying integrated wood, dark-toned depth and steady freshness.
Mateus Nicolau de Almeida 2022 Trans Douro Express Cima Corgo
Portuguese Red
$74.99
A lightly vegetal note of damp grass meets white pepper, red berries and restrained spice. The palate is broad and smooth, with bright fruit and savoury freshness keeping the texture lively rather than heavy. Subtle earthy tones carry into a gently spicy finish. Serve slightly cool with roast lamb, grilled sausages, lentil stew or rustic mushroom dishes.
CARM 2016 Douro Reserva
Portuguese Red
$46.99
Very fresh and intense on the nose, with wild black berries, black cherry and a measured thread of liquorice, framed by subtle oak. Concentrated and warm on the palate, with firm tannins set into a smooth texture and enough freshness to keep the generous fruit composed. The finish is long, persistent and distinctly powerful.