Quinta da Pellada

Alvaro Castro's Quinta da Pellada estate is the defining expression of Dão DOC's potential — old-vine Touriga Nacional on granite and schist at 700-900m altitude. The estate farms without irrigation using traditional inter-planting of multiple indigenous varieties. The Primus and Carrocel bottlings demonstrate that Dão can produce Portugal's most elegant and age-worthy reds alongside Douro.

Quinta da Pellada is considered Dão DOC's finest estate — the high-altitude granite terroir and ancient vines produce Touriga Nacional of extraordinary elegance. Alvaro Castro's wines have demonstrated that Dão can rival Douro for complexity while surpassing it for finesse and food-friendliness. Internationally allocated.