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  • Country ranking ?

    267
  • Producer ranking ?

    23
  • Decanting time

    45min
  • When to drink

    Now

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The Story

In the Ferreira Cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia, lies what is probably the largest and finest collection of nineteenth and twentieth century wines, the oldest wine dating as far back as 1815. 

The famous and very fine 1834 vintage, one of the best of the nineteenth century, was the centre of a tragic yet fascinating episode. In 1897, the Swedish explorer Auguste Andrée, along with two companions, decided to cross the North Pole in a balloon. O...

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Wine Information

Since 1751, the Ferreira name has always been synonymous with high-quality Portuguese wine. The brand's history is intertwined with the history of the evolution of the Douro Region (demarcated in 1756) and its Porto and table wines (Douro DOC).

The Ferreira family patriarch - who already owned vineyards that subsequently became a part of the Douro Specified Region - started his business in the mid eighteenth century. However, the company's ...

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Medium

ending

Medium and Spicy

flavors

Mushrooms and Earthy

nose

Refined

recommend

Yes

taste

Light, Elegant and Medium-Sweet

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Origin

Porto, Portugal
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