Our last full day in the Pinhão region found us once again somewhat limited by the heat. It just means that we don't spend as much time stopping in various places and walking about. But, we managed to do quite a bit. We did the 'formal' tour (week days at 11am) of Quinta de la Rosa, which was quite interesting, followed by a wine and port tasting. Of special interest was trying the 1998 LBV Port, since we wanted to buy one more bottle of port for nightcaps. However, we also tried the 1992 LBV bottle-aged Port and decided to buy that instead, as it was quite unusual.
Then, we drove to Régua (about 30 minutes away), because we had heard about a Douro wine shop there. However, there wasn't much there that was of interest to us, although we did buy a bottle of 2004 Quinta do Monte Travesso. We also had a relatively nondescript lunch before slowly working our way back to Pinhão. It is beautiful country here - it is quite stunning. We also drove up the Rio Torto valley to Ervedosa do Douro just to buy some bread at the Padaria Lusitana, where we had found some excellent bread yesterday (hot out of the oven at 5pm). Since we were 'eating in' on our last night here, we needed to have some first-rate pão!
Another very hot day, so only a 2.0 again; however, the evening turned out to be very pleasant.
The port aging room at Quinta de la Rosa
The A24 bridge across the Douro at Régua
Nespera - the wonderful fruit that we have enjoyed here
Multi-level view of La Rosa (it's about equivalent to a 5-storey building)
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