Quinta de Mosteirô

Quinta de Mosteirô is rated 3 out of 5 in the category wine and spirits. Read and write reviews about Quinta de Mosteirô. The Quinta de Mosteirô is located in the Northeast of Portugal, surrounded by mountains that grant it particular mesological and climatic characteristics. It belongs to the Douro Region (Baixo Corgo sub-region), classified by the UNESCO as World Heritage Site in December 2001. The oldest references to the Quinta de Mosteirô date from the 12th century. However, the first (known) register in which the wine production is referred dates from the middle of the 16th century, in the writing of Rui Fernandes “Description of the Terroir Around Lamego (1531-1532)”. The Quinta de Mosteirô belonged to, and was administrated by, the Cistercians of the S. João de Tarouca, and the quality of the terroir and high production of the Quinta de Mosteirô put it among the biggest vinicultural Douro estates of that time. In 1983, the Quinta de Mosteirô was bought by the present owner – José Arnaldo Coutinho - and in 1991, under the lead of Manuel Coutinho, the vineyards were recovered following the local and the EEC directives for the production of DOC and Port wines. The cultivation of the vineyard is done with respect for the characteristics of the soil so as to promote a sustainable agriculture. Through the adoption of sustainable agricultural methods, allied to many other cautions with the cultivation of our grape-vines we achieve a production of high quality grapes and wines.