Quinta Do Vesuvio Pombal do Vesuvio

Description

Quinta do Vesuvio Pombal do Vesuvio 2023 | Douro Red Wine

Pombal do Vesuvio 2023 is a red wine from Portugal’s Douro Valley, produced by the Symington Family Estates at their flagship single-quinta estate, Quinta do Vesuvio. The principal component of Pombal comes from terraced vineyards surrounding an ancient dovecote. Planted with Touriga Nacional in 2000, it provides the wine’s structural core. Touriga Franca from the Vale da Teja and Minas vineyards adds elegance and aromatic lift, while Tinta Amarela from Quinta Nova completes the blend with depth and colour. The blend also includes some Alicante Bouschet.

About Pombal do Vesuvio | Quinta do Vesuvio’s Second Wine

Four table wines are made at Quinta do Vesuvio: the main wine called Quinta do Vesuvio itself, the second wine called Pombal do Vesuvio, and the newest additions, a red and white wine called Comboio do Vesuvio.

This wine, the Pombal, takes its name from the ancient granite “pombal”, or dovecote, which is surrounded by some of the Quinta’s finest Touriga Nacional vineyards; a grape variety that forms an essential component of this wine. The first vintage was released in 2009.

Pombal do Vesuvio Winemaking

• Blend: The 2023 is composed of 55% Touriga Nacional and 30% Touriga Franca, 10% Alicante Bouschet and 5% Tinta Amarela.
• Harvest: Hand-picked into shallow 20kg containers to preserve fruit integrity on arrival at the winery
• Sorting: Manual sorting, followed by gentle destemming and a second mechanical sort
• Transport: Grapes conveyed to fermentation vats entirely by gravity – no pumping at any stage
• Fermentation: Each vat is monitored individually, with temperatures and maceration techniques (plunging, pumping over, rack and return) adjusted to maximise each parcel’s potential
• Post-fermentation maceration: Extended skin contact used to extract soft, mature tannins from the pips, building texture, body and longevity
• Ageing: 10 months in French oak barrels (400 and 225-litre)
• Winemakers: Charles Symington, Pedro Correia and Hugo Almeida
• Dietary: Suitable for vegans and vegetarians

Quinta do Vesuvio: A Historic Douro Estate

Quinta do Vesuvio is one of the Douro Valley’s most storied wine estates, with origins traceable to 1565. In 1823, the property was acquired by the renowned Port producer António Bernardo Ferreira, who transformed it into a showcase estate. It remained in the Ferreira family until 1989, when the Symington Family (the owners of Cockburn’s, Graham’s, Dow’s and Warre’s) purchased the estate and undertook a major restoration, expanding the vineyards to 136 hectares. The entire property carries an A-rating, the highest quality classification for Port production in the Douro Superior.

Today, Quinta do Vesuvio is the jewel in the Symington crown, producing both celebrated Vintage Ports and, increasingly, acclaimed Douro red wines. Pombal do Vesuvio offers an approachable entry point into the world of Quinta do Vesuvio.