Vintage Port, Quinta da Romaneira 2022
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Why this wine
Romaneira is one of the Douro's grand old estates, replanted and rebuilt since 2004 and bottling only its own fruit. A Vintage Port is declared rarely, and 2022 was a year that separated the well-farmed vineyards from the rest. Buy it now, forget it for a decade, and it becomes something quite different.
At a glance
- Grape
- Touriga Nacional 34%, Sousão 33%, Touriga Francesa 33%
- Region
- Douro, Portugal
- Alcohol
- 19.50%
- Body
- Full
- Acidity
- Medium
- Tannins
- Medium
- Sweetness
- Sweet
- Drink
- Exceptional Longevity (15-50+ Years)
- Pairs with
- Cheese, Rich & Creamy Dishes
How it tastes
Deep ruby-purple, with a spicy aromatic lift and a palate of pure, sweet dark fruit. Full-bodied but elegant with it, the tannins fleshy and velvety rather than austere, and the finish long. Touriga Nacional 34%, Sousao 33%, Touriga Francesa 33%.
The producer
Quinta da Romaneira was established in 1757 and is one of the largest estates in the Douro, with 412 hectares and three kilometres of river frontage, of which 86 hectares are planted; every wine is made from estate fruit alone. The terraces climb steep, many-sided slopes that give the property several microclimates, over schist soils whose laminated structure drains freely and lets roots reach deep for water, and whose poverty holds yields down. Christian Seely brought together a group of investors to buy the estate in 2004, and a new winery followed in 2005. The grapes were trodden by foot and fermented with their stems in traditional lagares at 28C, and the wine then spent 20 months in the cellars at the Quinta before bottling. 2022 brought record heat, frequently above 40C, but the timing of the harvest and careful vineyard work kept the fruit healthy, and Touriga Nacional, Sousao and the old vines came through it particularly well.
Food and drinking
Serve at 16-18C, decanted an hour ahead. Stilton and other blue cheeses, aged Serra or hard sheep's cheese, dark chocolate puddings, or walnuts and dried figs. It can be broached young, but eight to fifteen years in bottle are what bring out the complexity and bouquet of a mature Vintage Port. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.