Quinta dos Malvedos

Quinta dos Malvedos has been the cornerstone of Graham’s Vintage Ports ever since it was acquired in 1890. The property took its name from the rapids in front of the house, known as 'os Malvedos', which existed there before the Douro River was dammed in the early 1960s.

The 160-hectare estate is particularly well-sited in a zone of transition from the Cima Corgo to the Douro Superior subregions of the Douro Valley, bringing together the best of both, it enjoys reasonable rainfall and abundant sunshine.

The vineyard is predominantly south-facing and the ample hours of sunlight provide even and complete grape ripening, resulting in very well-balanced wines. Malvedos still contains large areas of traditional vineyard laid out on terraces supported by dry-stone walls, built by hand in the 18thcentury. The Cardenhos and Port Arthur stone-terraced vineyards, in contrast to the other vineyards on the property, face north-east, east and west, giving the wines produced from those grapes a unique identity.

VINEYARD DETAILS
TOTAL AREA
163.9 hectares
ALTITUDE RANGE
90 — 380 metres
VINEYARD AREA
90.6 hectares
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
624 mm
PRINCIPAL GRAPE VARIETIES
Touriga Franca,Touriga Nacional, old mixed vines, Tinta Barroca, Alicante Bouschet, Tinta Roriz, Sousão, Tinta Amarela
AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE
16ºC
VINEYARD ASPECT
Predominantly south, also south-west and east
WINERY
Three modern lagares complemented by paddle plungers
SUPPLIES
Graham's Port