Poeira Vinha da Torre 2019
Region: From the treasure room
Producer: Jorge Moreira (Poeira)
Why we chose this wine
After working for seven years as winemaker at Real Companhia Velha, Jorge Moreira set up his own company, Poeira, in 2001, where he could give free rein to his ideas and where he was in control of the entire production process. He wanted a wine that would reflect his interpretation of the Douro.
Poeira Vinha da Torre comes from an old vineyard located in Covas do Douro that was planted in 1950. With a huge diversity of grape varieties, stony soil and very steep slopes, with northern sun exposure and at 400 m altitude.
In the nose an elegant and seductive wine. In the mouth the wine shows robust, but balanced and without loss of elegance. A wine with excellent acidity and minerality that lingers for a long time.
Poeira Vinha da Torre comes from an old vineyard located in Covas do Douro that was planted in 1950. With a huge diversity of grape varieties, stony soil and very steep slopes, with northern sun exposure and at 400 m altitude.
In the nose an elegant and seductive wine. In the mouth the wine shows robust, but balanced and without loss of elegance. A wine with excellent acidity and minerality that lingers for a long time.
| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | Blend of old vines |
| Drinking window | 2021-2035 |
| Alc. | 13.5% |
| Vinification | - |
| Ripening | 16 months in French oak barrels |
Waar serveer je ’m bij?
Jorge Moreira started Poeira in 2001 to write his own reading of the Douro, with the whole process in his hands. Vinha da Torre is its most outspoken bottle: a blend of old vines, sixteen months in oak. Complexity fourteen at a weight of thirteen — there is more to find in this wine than there is weight in it, and that is exactly what makes it interesting at the table.
Drie gerechten die werken
Venison fillet with parsnip
Roast rack of veal with its juices
Game ragout with prunes
Roast rack of veal with its juices
Game ragout with prunes
Vegetarisch
Baked sweet potato with black beans and cumin
Minder geschikt bij
Simple, lightly spiced preparations do not draw out what is in this wine.
Voor de Portugees geïnspireerde kok
Rabo de boi estufado — oxtail stewed for hours on end
Serveren op 16–17 °C, an hour in a decanter
What the critics say
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
93/ 100
Published 17-04-2025
Drink: 2024–2034
Drink: 2024–2034
“The 2019 Vinha da Torre was produced with grapes from one plot with an unusual field blend—dominated by Touriga Franca, Baga, Tinta Bastardinha, Cornifesto and Rufete—that was planted in 1950 in the village of Covas do Douro on schist soils and looking north. It smells like the countryside, with a melange of wild flowers, herbs, berries and earth. It has a medium-bodied palate that is juicy and velvety, with fine tannins. It comes in at 13.5% alcohol and has a combination of power and finesse, with focused and pungent flavors in the finish. 2,600 bottles were filled in March 2022. It's evolving quite slowly.”
— Luis Gutiérrez, Robert Parker Wine Advocate
The producer
Jorge Moreira (Poeira)
Jorge Moreira bought a small vineyard in 2001 that no one else was interested in. Against the grain, he made his Poeira there.
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