Quinta de la Rosa, still wines and ports from Pinhão
12 bottles, from DouRosa to Vintage PortoLooking for a dry Douro red for the table, a white port for the aperitif or a vintage to keep? This family estate makes both: still wines and ports trodden by foot in granite lagares. Owned by the Bergqvist family since 1906, it rises in schist terraces 2 km from Pinhão, in the heart of the Cima Corgo.
The range reads in two columns: DouRosa, La Rosa and Reserva for the dry wines, White Port, Tawny, LBV and Vintage for the ports, from €16.50 to €89 a bottle.
Quinta de la Rosa - DouRosa 2023
A beautiful red wine from the Douro: complex, fresh and voluptuous at the same time.
Quinta de la Rosa - La Rosa 2022
A rich, long and complex Douro wine
Quinta de la Rosa - La Rosa Branco 2025
Quinta de la Rosa - Late Bottled Vintage Porto 2019
A very beautiful LBV made in the pure Portuguese tradition
Quinta de la Rosa - Vintage Porto 2016
Quinta de la Rosa - Vintage Porto 2020
Quinta de la Rosa - Reserva 2022
A Douro red foot-trodden in lagares, dense and spicy, born on the terraces of Pinhão.
Quinta de la Rosa - Tawny Port
A tawny from Quinta de la Rosa, made from top-grade grapes, generous and lightly amber.
Quinta de la Rosa - White Port
An extra dry white port from Quinta de la Rosa, fresh, exotic and perfect as an aperitif.
Quinta de la Rosa - 10 Year Old Tawny Port Tonel 12
The Bergqvist family's 10-year-old tawny, named after the famous Tonel 12 cask: coffee and crème brûlée.
Quinta de la Rosa - Porto Colheita 2012
A Colheita Port made the old-fashioned way and with fabulous aromatic concentration.
Two families of wine, from the everyday red to vintage port
Dry wines: each tier gains in concentration. Ports: ageing in barrel for the tawnies, in bottle for the LBV and the vintage.
| Tier | Vintage | Grape varieties and ageing | Price per bottle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry wine, entry level | DouRosa 2023black cherry, cedar | Mainly Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão | €16.80 by the case of 6 |
| Dry wine, entry level | La Rosa Branco 2025citrus, white flowers | White Douro grape varieties | €16.50 sold individually |
| Dry wine, the core | La Rosa 2022blackcurrant, violet, pepper | Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Sousão; 12 months in used barriques | €23 by the bottle, €22 by the case of 6 |
| Dry wine, top tier | Reserva 2022dense and spicy | 35% Touriga Franca, 35% Touriga Nacional, 30% Tinta Roriz; French oak | €23.40 by the case of 6 |
| Port, for the aperitif | White Portextra dry, mango | Viosinho, Gouveio, Rabigato; two years in 550-litre casks | €25 by the case of 6 |
| Barrel-aged port | Tawny Portamber, dried fruit | Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Sousão; at least three years in old casks | €25 by the case of 6 |
| Barrel-aged port | 10 Year Old Tawny Port Tonel 12coffee, crème brûlée | Same grape varieties; an average of ten years in old casks | €40.40 the 50 cl bottle, in a set of 3 |
| Bottle-aged port | Late Bottle Vintage Porto 2019blackberry, chocolate | Four red grape varieties; 4 to 6 years in foudre, unfiltered | €32 in packs of 3 |
| Bottle-aged port | Vintage Porto 2020also in 2016, at €89 | Four red grape varieties; best plots, foot-trodden | €79.90 sold individually |
Port is a fortified wine: grape spirit added during fermentation stops it and keeps part of the grape's sugar.
When to open each wine, and with which dish
Dry wines laid down in the cellar, tawnies as soon as you buy them, vintages after years of patience.
| Wine | Recommended ageing | Serving | Dinner's ready |
|---|---|---|---|
| DouRosa | 5 to 10 years | 16 °C | Grilled meats, charcuterie, slow-cooked dishes |
| La Rosa Branco | 5 to 10 years | 10 to 12 °C | Grilled fish, salt cod |
| La Rosa | 5 to 10 years | 16 to 17 °C | Roast lamb, kid |
| Reserva | 10 years and more | 17 °C, decanted | Rib of beef, game |
| White Port | 1 to 5 years | 6 to 8 °C, or with tonic | Salted almonds, aperitif |
| Tawny and Tonel 12 | 1 to 5 years, ready to drink | 12 to 14 °C, slightly chilled | Crème brûlée, walnut tart |
| LBV 2019 | 15 years and more | 16 to 18 °C, decanted | Dark chocolate fondant |
| Vintage 2016 and 2020 | 15 years and more | 16 to 18 °C, decanted | Stilton, Roquefort |
An opened tawny keeps for several weeks in the fridge, an opened vintage for two or three days.
A bottle of La Rosa for every moment
Start with the occasion, and the cuvée will follow.
An everyday Douro red
Black fruit, cedar and wild herbs, soft tannins: the estate's supple red, for weekday meals.
DouRosa 2023, €16.80 a bottle, by the case of 6A fresh Douro white
Citrus, white flowers and white-fleshed fruit: a white from the valley for grilled fish.
La Rosa Branco 2025, €16.50 a bottle, by the bottleA red for ageing, for meat
Foot-trodden in lagares, aged in French oak: a dense, spicy red for a rib of beef.
Reserva 2022, €23.40 a bottle, by the case of 6A white port for the aperitif
Extra dry, with notes of mango and exotic fruit. Served well chilled, on its own or topped up with tonic.
White Port, €25 a bottle, by the case of 6A tawny for dessert
An average of ten years in old casks: coffee, crème brûlée, dried fruit. Ready to drink with a walnut dessert.
10 Year Old Tawny Port Tonel 12, €40.40 for the 50 cl bottle, in a set of 3A vintage to give or to keep
The port of a single great year, aged in bottle, to keep in the cellar or share with a Stilton.
Vintage Porto 2016, €89 a bottle, by the bottleA gift box to discover the estate
Two DouRosa, two La Rosa red and two La Rosa Branco: the estate's dry wines brought together as a gift.
Quinta de la Rosa Gift Box, €18.78 a bottle, in a gift box of 6 at €112.70All our ports
Tawnies, LBVs, vintages and white ports from the houses and quintas of the Douro, to compare styles and ages.
A port estate that believed in dry reds
The story begins with the Feuerheerds, merchants who came from Hamburg to Porto in 1815. In 1906, the quinta was given as a christening present to little Claire. In 1988, Tim Bergqvist and his daughter Sophia, Claire's granddaughter, relaunched the property: La Rosa put its own name back on its ports, then became one of the first quintas in the Douro to bottle dry wines under its own label. Jorge Moreira now crafts the blends.
We chose the estate for this dual expertise, rare in a single winery. The reds seek balance rather than power. The ports stay true to the old ways, foot-treading in granite lagares, ageing in 550-litre pipes for the tawnies and in large vats for the vintages. Tonel 12 is named after the large cask in which the family kept its old tawnies.
The schist and heat of the Cima Corgo
Around Pinhão, the vines grow on terraces cut into the schist, above the river. Summers are scorching and dry, winters cold. The roots reach deep into the layered rock to find water, and the grapes ripen concentrated. The higher plots, at around 400 m altitude, stay cooler at night: a valuable asset for the dry wines.
The Wine Wanderer Team
What we are asked about Quinta de la Rosa
Where is Quinta de la Rosa?
On the north bank of the Douro, about 2 km from Pinhão, in the Cima Corgo, in northern Portugal. Some sixty hectares of terraced vines on schist rise from the riverside up to around 400 m altitude. The estate produces dry wines and ports. See also our Portugal page.
What style of wine is Quinta de la Rosa?
Balanced Douro wines, more fresh than powerful. The dry reds focus on black fruit, wild herbs and soft tannins, with measured oak. The ports follow tradition: foot-treading in granite lagares, fortification with grape spirit, then ageing in barrel or in bottle depending on the style.
What is the best red wine from Quinta de la Rosa?
For a red to age, the Reserva 2022, at €23.40 a bottle by the case of 6: trodden in lagares and aged in French oak, it keeps for ten years and more. La Rosa 2022, at €23 by the bottle, is more approachable. DouRosa 2023, at €16.80 a bottle by the case of 6, remains the everyday red.
What is the difference between DouRosa, La Rosa and Reserva?
They are the three tiers of dry reds. DouRosa is the most supple, dominated by Touriga Nacional and designed for fruit. La Rosa adds Sousão and twelve months in used barriques. The Reserva, foot-trodden in lagares and aged in French oak, is the densest and best suited to ageing.
Which grape varieties are used in Quinta de la Rosa wines?
The historic grape varieties of the Douro. For the reds, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz (Spain's Tempranillo), Sousão and Tinto Cão. For the whites, the White Port blends Viosinho, Gouveio and Rabigato. The same varieties make both dry wines and ports: fortification with grape spirit, added during fermentation, makes all the difference.
What is the difference between a tawny, an LBV and a vintage port?
The way they are aged. A tawny matures for years in small casks, in contact with air: amber colour, notes of dried fruit and coffee. An LBV, from a single year, spends four to six years in foudre before bottling. A vintage, from the best years, ages mainly in bottle and keeps an intense black fruit.
How long can you keep a Quinta de la Rosa vintage port?
Fifteen years and more. A vintage is bottled young and evolves lying down in the cellar, between 12 and 14 °C, away from light. The 2016 is starting to open up, the 2020 needs more patience. As it throws a deposit, decant it before serving at around 16 to 18 °C, then drink it within the following days.
What food goes with a Quinta de la Rosa port?
Blue cheese first: a Stilton or a Roquefort with a vintage or an LBV. The tawnies go with crème brûlée, walnut tart or an aged Comté, the white port with salted almonds as an aperitif. More ideas on our blue cheese and sweet wine pages.
Are Quinta de la Rosa wines sold by the bottle?
Some of them. La Rosa 2022, La Rosa Branco 2025 and the Vintage Porto 2016 and 2020 can be ordered by the bottle. The DouRosa, the Reserva, the Tawny Port and the White Port are sold by the case of 6, the LBV 2019 and the 10 Year Old Tawny Tonel 12 in sets of 3, handy for stocking the cellar.
Where can I buy Quinta de la Rosa in France?
On this page, which brings together the estate's dry wines and ports, from €16.50 to €89 a bottle. Each bottle is individually packed, with shipping in France, across Europe and internationally. To put together a case or a gift, write to an adviser via our contact page.