Quinta da Pacheca

Among the valleys of the Douro River, near the left bank, in the village of Cambres, Lamego, is Quinta da Pacheca, one of the most prestigious and recognized properties in the Douro Demarcated Region. The history of the vineyard in this property dates back to the XVI century as referred to in a document dating 1551. The estate is mentioned for the first time in a document dated from April 1738 where it is referred to as Pacheca. In 1903 D. Jose Freire de Serpa Pimentel bought the property and began to work on the modernization of the vineyard and structures among which are eight granite stone tanks where red wines from Pacheca are still vinified, resulting in limited annual productions of special categories Douro DOC wines and Port wines. With around 75 hectares of own vineyards planted, Quinta da Pacheca has always been focused in the production of quality Douro DOC and Port wines and was one of the first in the region to bottle DOC wines under its own brand. It was in 1977 that th...