Vista Alegre Colheita 1998

Vista Alegre Colheita 1998
The grapes for this Colheita from Quinta da Vista Alegre were harvested in 1998 and the wine has been aging in barrel ever since. The wine was first bottled in 2018.

Colheita:
Colheita is a Tawny from a single harvest year, which is always aged for a minimum of seven years in barrel and often much longer. Both the harvest year and bottling year are always printed on the bottle, so that you can see how many years the wine has actually aged in cask.

A Colheita is always ready to drink when it is bottled. It serves no purpose to store the wine further in the bottle as it does not develop any more.

Colheita, which should be served slightly chilled. Is a perfect end to a good meal, with sweet desserts or good mature cheeses like strong blue cheese. It will also be lovely with cakes, chocolate, walnuts, crème brûlée or with a good cup of coffee with a cigar.

About the Vinhuset

Quinta da Vista Alegre is located in Pinhão, on the right side of the Douro River. With natural beauty and a unique location, facing south and at an altitude of around 250 meters – these are key factors in achieving the perfect ripening of the grapes.

It's about. 60 hectares of vineyards where you can find the most noble grape varieties in the entire Douro region. Mainly grapes such as Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Sousão, Tinto Cão, Tinta Barroca, among others in lower quantities. The oldest vineyards, known as “Vinhas Velhas” (“Old Grapes”), are over 100 years old.

All the grapes have been classified as “A” and have been since 1932 by the then regulatory body, Casa do Douro, due to their quality potential.

The vineyards of Quinta da Vista Alegre are part of the beautiful landscape of the Douro River, whose images illustrate specialized publications that glorify the splendor of the Douro River with its valley sides lined with striped rows of grapes.