Casal de Ventozela
Between Cima Corgo and the Douro Superior, Casal de Ventozela in Douro takes a quietly modern route: sustainably minded estate know‑how meets steep schist (“xisto”) slopes around 450 m, where Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz ripen slowly and keep lift.Hand selection, gentle destemming and temperature‑controlled stainless‑steel fermentations prioritise definition over extraction. Ageing is deliberately split—mostly neutral tanks for purity, plus a share of well‑seasoned 225 L barriques to polish texture and frame the fruit without overt oak.
The result is a Douro red profile built on precision: parcels are assessed separately, handling stays low‑intervention, and SO₂ is kept measured. Instead of sheer power, the focus is on fine tannin grain, mineral drive and a long, clean finish that reads as terroir first.
Casal de Ventozela
Between Cima Corgo and the Douro Superior, Casal de Ventozela in Douro takes a quietly modern route: sustainably minded estate know‑how meets steep schist (“xisto”) slopes around 450 m, where Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz ripen slowly and keep lift.Hand selection, gentle destemming and temperature‑controlled stainless‑steel fermentations prioritise definition over extraction. Ageing is deliberately split—mostly neutral tanks for purity, plus a share of well‑seasoned 225 L barriques to polish texture and frame the fruit without overt oak.
The result is a Douro red profile built on precision: parcels are assessed separately, handling stays low‑intervention, and SO₂ is kept measured. Instead of sheer power, the focus is on fine tannin grain, mineral drive and a long, clean finish that reads as terroir first.
