Quinta Nova
(de Nossa Senhora do Carmo)

Douro

Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo is located just west of Pinhao on the northern side of the river.  As well as being an excellent vineyard estate it is also a top-awarded hotel retreat, well worth a visit when you are in this part of the world. 

Quinta Nova was awarded two gold medals in the 2008 International Wine Challenge for their Touriga Nacional and Quinta Nova reserve wines (available ex cellars). See www.quintanova.com

Pomares is an introductory range, giving a great feel for the wines of this wondrous valley.  Ther main range trade under their simple name Quinta Nova.  The Grainha range forms a range at an intermediate price level

Pomares 2009/10, Douro white

Rabigato, viosinho and gouveio (godello) make up this high class, dry, minerally white 

Pomares 2008/9, Douro red 

Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca and Touriga Nacional Tinta Amarela

Some French and American oak barrel contact

- silver medal at Decanter World Wine awards

Quinta Nova 2008/9, Douro red 

Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz.  Unoaked (but hard to believe!)

Grainha Red 2008, Douro red

Touriga Franca, Tinto Roriz, Tinto Cao, 20% Touriga Nacional and 10% old vines.  Aged in new and used American and French oak barrels

Bronze medal at IWC

Quinta Nova Reserva 2008

Classic selection of grapes aged 17 months in French and American oak barrels

Simon Woods tastes the Quinta Nova and the Pomares reds

 And here is Simon again tasting the wines from the top of the range

Port wines

Quinta Nova Reserve port – 50 cl bottles
this is a real little belter.  Deep in colour and extract and in a convenient 50cl package

Quinta Nova LBV 2005 – 75cl
virtually a match for vintage port, in our humble opinion.  Very fine

Simon Woods again - this time with the ports

For Portuguese speakers, here is the TV programme 'hora de baco' which features Quinta Nova