Val Moreira Tasting

Located on the south bank of the Douro River, in Cima-Corgo, Quinta do Val Moreira was purchased by XVinus in 2018 and reclassified for wine tourism. It has 23 hectares dedicated to the production of Douro wines, 2 hectares of olive groves and 2 hectares of almond trees. It offers a fantastic view over the valley, where the Douro and Tedo rivers are protagonists.

Quinta do Val Moreira appears on an old map from the 19th century, the map of Barão de Forrester. An unavoidable figure in the Douro Wine Region, he dreamed of making the Douro River navigable and safe as far as the border with Spain. This map earned him the reputation of a cartographer and the title of Baron.

Today, the farm develops from the north side of Marmelal, a very old village, whose charter of D. Sancho I dates from 1194. This royal document included our main vineyards and land facing Tedo and the Quintas de Nápoles and do Carril.

Part of our vineyards are located in another tributary valley of the Douro, which had one of the longest water lines between Marmelal and Folgosa. These vineyards are adjacent to the ruins of the old house of “Quinta de Valmor”, which would have belonged to the Viscount of Valmor, where he was awarded the prestigious Lisbon and Portuguese prize in the area of architecture.