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Wine Advocate on QUINTA DO VALE MEÃO

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"This is, simply put, one of Douro's finest estates. They don't do much wrong. In good vintages, they make fine wine. In great vintages, they make great wine. Simply put."
January 2015


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QUINTA DO VALE MEÃO
Douro Meandro Tinto 2019

$33.99*
* Suggested retail price
Product code Product code 106674
Format Format 12x750ml
Listing type Listing type Specialty
Regulated designation Regulated designation Denominação de origem controlada (DOC)
Region Region Douro
Appellation Appellation Douro
Varietal(s) Varietal(s) Touriga Nacional 35 %
Varietal(s) Varietal(s) Touriga Franca 34 %
Varietal(s) Varietal(s) Tinta Roriz 20 %
Varietal(s) Varietal(s) Tinta barroca 6 %
Color Color Red
Sugar Sugar Dry
Closure type Closure type Cork


QUINTA DO VALE MEÃO

Douro Meandro Tinto 2019

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Wine Advocate
- 90 Points -

Mark Squires, February 2022


The 2019 Meandro do Vale Meão is a blend of 44% Touriga Nacional, 35% Touriga Franca, 15% Tinta Roriz and dollops of Tinta Barroca and Alicante Bouschet for the rest, all aged in used French oak for 14 months. It comes in at 14.1% alcohol. The little brother of the wonderful Quinta do Vale Meão Estate Tinto this report, this is a scaled-back version in most respects while keeping many echoes of what is good. The fruit profile retains beautiful concentration of fruit. The texture is still caressing, and the tannins are ripe. It is quite graceful as well. Unlike its big brother, though, this also shows off a nice price point. It can be a great house pour or restaurant wine. I don't think it has nearly the upside or grandeur of its big brother, but it is very nice for the price, and it can be drunk now. That's not to say it won't improve over the next year or two, but holding this a decade or more won't likely bring many rewards.


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QUINTA DO VALE MEÃO
Douro Meandro Branco 2020

Douro, Portugal

178390 | 6x750ml | Spec

$35.14*
* Suggested retail price

As a result of the traditional pressing, Meandro shows an intense greenish colour. It has the vibrant acidity of Arinto combined with the lively fruit of the Rabigato. The mouth feel is surprisingly dense with bright freshness.
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Douro Meandro Branco 2020

About QUINTA DO VALE MEÃO

QUINTA DO VALE MEÃO

While Quinta do Vale Meão only began bottling under its own label in 1999, the estate has an incredible history dating back to 1877. The fruit from this estate has informed some of Portugal’ s most famous wines and that tradition continues today. The old cellar has been completely renovated, creating a judicious balance between old and new to produce wines that the Wine Advocate considers to be among the “Douro's finest”.



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