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Quinta do Passadouro
| Keen-Tah Doh Pass-Ah-Doh-Roo |
DOC Douro, DOC Porto, Portugal
Quinta do Passadouro is located on the left bank of the Pinhão River in the Cima-Corgo sub-region of the
prestigious Douro Valley. The estate is owned by the Bohrmann family and operated by Jorge Serôdio
Borges. Winemaking here is in the talented hands and palates of Jorge and Rita Mendes, both educated
at Portugal’s finest university for enological studies, Universidade de Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD).
Today, Jorge is wine director at Passadouro in addition to co-owning the successful winery Wine & Soul
with his wife Sandra.
Passadouro consists of two different old-vine vineyards: Quinta do Passadouro and Quinta do Sibio. Both
boast a variety of indigenous varieties native to the Douro, including Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca,
Tinta Roriz, Sousão, and Tinta Barroca.
Passa Branco
This blend of Rabigato and Códega do Larinho is fermented in stainless steel and spends four months on
lees. The resulting wine is a medium-bodied white with excellent acidity and minerality. Floral and orange
blossom notes lead to a lingering finish.
Passa Tinto
This gorgeous red is sourced from schistose vineyards and is composed of 45 percent Touriga Franca, 45
percent Tinta Roriz, and 10 percent Touriga Nacional, aged for eight months in second-year French oak
barrels. Ruby red in color, it has intense notes of red berries and plum on the nose and palate, and is well
balanced with pleasant acidity.
2013:
Best Buy W&S |
2011:
Best Buy W&S
Passadouro Branco
Passadouro Branco is sourced from an estate vineyard near the village of Murça at an altitude of 1,650
feet. The high altitude, cool climate, and schist and granite soil provides ideal conditions for growing
white grapes. The wine is a blend of Viosinho, Rabigato, and Códega do Larinho with an average vine
age of 30 years. Fermentation is conducted in stainless steel tanks over 15 days at low temperatures,
which preserves the fresh flavors of the grapes. The ensuing five months of lees contact adds just enough
texture to create a perfectly balanced wine. Pale gold in color, this fresh and fragrant wine displays notes
of citrus, asparagus, and intense minerality.
2014:
90 WA
| 2012:
90 WA