Quinta do Noval launches white wine in UK

Port producer Quinta do Noval has released its white Douro table wine, Cedro do Noval Branco, in the UK for the first time.

Several hectares at the summit of the quinta, 500 metres above sea level, are planted with the white varieties Viosinho and Gouveio.

Although it has been produced for several years, it has not been sold outside of Portugal until now as local demand exceeded supply.

The quinta recently increased its vineyard plantings however, which means there is now some available for sale abroad.

Christian Seely, managing director of Quinta do Noval, said: “I am increasingly convinced that there is an extraordinary quality potential in the dry white wines of the Douro.

“There are some wonderful local varietals, selected over time for their capacity to thrive in the climate of the Douro and to give white wines of profound character, able to express the minerality of the Douro’s schistous soils, but also to retain a natural freshness and balance that is quite remarkable given the hot sunny summers in the valley.

“The blend gives a wine of depth character and personality, fresh aromatic and mineral, showing the potential of Douro white varietals growing on the great vineyard terroir of Quinta do Noval.
“An increase in our planted surface of white varietals has now enabled us to allocate a small amount of the Cedro do Noval white for the UK market, and we are extremely happy to be able to propose this wine to UK consumers for the first time.”

The wine has an RRP £19.95 and is available from Gonzalez Byass UK.