Anyone who is interested in the wines from the Douro Valley cannot ignore Rita Marques Ferreira. She is currently one of the most highly traded new generation winemakers in this region. Their wines regularly receive the best ratings from international wine critics.

Rita's family has been growing wine in the upper Douro for several generations. She learned her craft in Bordeaux and then worked as a “flying winemaker” in New Zealand and South Africa. Now she has returned to her roots and holds the scepter of the winery firmly in her hand.
An impressive 85 hectares of vineyards are cultivated by hand at an altitude of 500 meters. The approach is generally very close to nature and consciously avoids the use of herbicides and systemic plant protection products.
She sells part of the harvest to other wineries. Every year she selects the best vineyards for her own winery and produces elegant, fresh wines with lots of freshness and minerality. Everything is well thought out because Rita has a concept. Hence the name: Conceito.

Manufacturer: CONCEITO VINHOS, LDA. – Lg. Madalena, 10 – 5155-022 Cedovim – VN Foz Côa, Douro, Portugal

Grape varieties: more than 20 different traditional Douro grapes, including Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Amarela, Rufete, Sousão.
Alcohol: 14% Vol.
Acidity: 5.2 g/l
pH value: 3.54
Residual sweetness: 0.6 g/l
Vinification: Manual harvest, careful selection, partial destemming, soft pressing. Temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel tanks, gentle pumping overs, and a final one-week rest. Malolactic fermentation takes place in tanks.
Aging for 22 months (50% in new French barriques, 50% in used French barriques of 1 year).