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Quinta do Passadouro | Keen-Tah Doh Pass-Ah-Doh-Roo | DOC Douro, DOC Porto, Portugal

Quinta do Passadouro is located on the left bank of the Pinhão River in the Cima-Corgo sub-region of the prestigious Douro Valley. The estate is owned by the Bohrmann family and operated by Jorge Serôdio Borges. Winemaking here is in the talented hands and palates of Jorge and Rita Mendes, both educated at Portugal’s finest university for enological studies, Universidade de Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD). Today, Jorge is wine director at Passadouro in addition to co-owning the successful winery Wine & Soul with his wife Sandra. Passadouro consists of two different old-vine vineyards: Quinta do Passadouro and Quinta do Sibio. Both boast a variety of indigenous varieties native to the Douro, including Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Sousão, and Tinta Barroca.

Passa Branco This blend of Rabigato and Códega do Larinho is fermented in stainless steel and spends four months on lees. The resulting wine is a medium-bodied white with excellent acidity and minerality. Floral and orange blossom notes lead to a lingering finish.

Passa Tinto This gorgeous red is sourced from schistose vineyards and is composed of 45 percent Touriga Franca, 45 percent Tinta Roriz, and 10 percent Touriga Nacional, aged for eight months in second-year French oak barrels. Ruby red in color, it has intense notes of red berries and plum on the nose and palate, and is well balanced with pleasant acidity. 2013: Best Buy W&S | 2011: Best Buy W&S

Passadouro Branco Passadouro Branco is sourced from an estate vineyard near the village of Murça at an altitude of 1,650 feet. The high altitude, cool climate, and schist and granite soil provides ideal conditions for growing white grapes. The wine is a blend of Viosinho, Rabigato, and Códega do Larinho with an average vine age of 30 years. Fermentation is conducted in stainless steel tanks over 15 days at low temperatures, which preserves the fresh flavors of the grapes. The ensuing five months of lees contact adds just enough texture to create a perfectly balanced wine. Pale gold in color, this fresh and fragrant wine displays notes of citrus, asparagus, and intense minerality. 2014: 90 WA | 2012: 90 WA

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