<h3 style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#4a4a4a;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">Essência do Douro Wines &amp; Gourmet is a family and young company under the management of António Boal and Raquel Boal, who once decided to get their hands on the ground. In addition to the properties of the ancestors, located in the Douro Demarcated Region, cima Corgo, locality of Cabêda and Pocinho, decided to move towards the purchase of another seven hectares of vineyards this time in Trás-os-Montes - Mirandela, thus being born the wine brands Flor do Tua, Paredes Meias and Palácio dos Távoras. These wines have their origin in vineyards over 40 years old, whose characteristics of the land and varieties of varieties allow to make high quality wines.</span></h3> <h3></h3>

<h3>Located in São João da Pesqueira, one of the best known wine production areas of the Douro, Quinta De Cidrô has become a model of wine experimentation for the entire region. In a virgin land, state-of-the-art technology was used to plant the best grape varieties, along an area that exceeds 150 ha.</h3> <h3>In this privileged location, some international grape varieties coexist mildly with the castes of the region. Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Pinot Noir and the adaptable noble cabernet Sauvignon are some of the international varieties that manifest here their best characteristics, when combined with the enormous oenological capacity provided by REAL COMPANHIA VELHA. The Touriga Nacional is considered the queen caste in Portugal and the dominant caste in Quinta De Cidrô. The altitude of the Quinta provides the freshness and acidity ideal for the production of elegant reds.</h3> <p></p> <p></p>