Conceito Vinhos

Conceito Vinhos

Overview

Location: Douro
Website address: www.conceito.com.pt/index.php

Carla Costa Ferreira and her daughter Rita Marques Ferreira tend 3 properties in the Douro highlands totally 79 hectares. The oldest vines are 80 years old, and Rita also has the luxury of 2 hectares of pre-phylloxera (white) vines up at 600m, on granite, and 5 hectares of Bastardo at the Quinta da Veiga.

All red varieties are planted on schist, and all white on granitic sand. Cultivation has been organic since 2006. Whilst Vesuvio is only 8km away as the crow flies, there can be a difference of up to 8 degrees C daytime lower temperatures here, which is very much reflected in the elegance of the resulting wines.

Production is around 27,000 bottles of white wines and 95,000 bottles of red. 80% of production is exported.

Wine List

For older vintage information please contact us or consult the producer’s website 

Contraste Branco

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Current Vintage: 2009

20% barrel fermented, this is a mealy, minerally serious wine from Siria/Roupeiro/Codega, Rabigato and Codega de Larinho.

Contraste Tinto

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Current Vintage: 2008

10 months in used barrels. Sappy, structured black fruited and minerally. 92/100 fromm Wine Anorak.

Bastardo Tinto

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Current Vintage: 2009

Once the most widely planted black grape in the Douro, Bastardo(aka Trousseau) is now a rare thing. Very lightly pigmented skin gives a barely red wine, but of great character. Part trodden with some press wine from a cherry wood basket press.

Conceito Branco

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Current Vintage: 2009

The top white from the estate from pre-phylloxera vines. 80% barrel fermented. Rabigato gives backbone, Codega breadth. Amazing.