Portugal — wine

Távora-Varosa DOC

Portugal's highest-altitude wine region, straddling the Douro and Dão at elevations up to 1,000m. Távora-Varosa is Portugal's official home of traditional-method sparkling wine (espumante), producing elegant, cool-climate expressions from Malvasia Fina, Gouveio, and Cerceal.

Year Rating Notes
2024 Cool mountain conditions preserved freshness; espumante base wines excellent.
2023 Outstanding Távora-Varosa vintage; traditional-method wines of great depth.
2022 Hot lowland conditions mitigated by altitude; acidity preserved.
2021 Near-perfect cool vintage; benchmark sparkling base wines.
2020 Strong conditions; Malvasia Fina aromatics at their finest.
2019 Classic cool-altitude growing season; wines showing elegant structure.