Quinta do Vale Meao

Quinta do Vale Meão is a Douro Superior estate created in 1877 by the pioneering Antónia Adelaide Ferreira (“Ferreirinha”) on a remote 270-hectare loop of the Douro River near Vila Nova de Foz Côa. Still owned and run by her descendants, led today by winemaker Francisco “Vito” Olazabal, the property has about 62 hectares of vines planted across three distinct soil types—schist, granite and alluvial gravel—which allows the team to fine‑tune blends from Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and other traditio…