Description
The origins of Casa Ferreirinha date back to 1952, when the first vintage of Barca-Velha was produced. Fernando Nicolau de Almeida pioneered the quality revolution in Douro still wines, with Casa Ferreirinha becoming the first producer in the region dedicated entirely to this style rather than Port. Named after legendary Porto matriarch Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, one of the formidable widows of the world of wine, Casa Ferreirinha pays homage to the memory of this visionary woman.
Purchased by Sogrape in 1987, Casa Ferreirinha comprises 520 hectares of vineyards in all three Douro subregions: Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, and Douro Superior. The beautiful Quinta da Leda is Casa Ferreirinha’s flagship estate. Located close to the border with Spain, in the far east of the Douro Superior, it is the source of grapes for many of Casa Ferreria’s top wines.
Luís Sottomayor has been head winemaker at Casa Ferreirinha since 1989 and restrains the Douro’s natural exuberance to produce wines that have vibrant freshness, beautiful texture and depth.
This wine is ruby red in colour with bright aromas of ripe strawberries, juicy cherries and floral hints. It is smooth on the palate, with polished tannins and a well-integrated acidity that gives lovely freshness and vivacity and carries the fresh red fruit flavours onto the elegant finish.