Fodor's Expert Review Quinta do Crasto

Dating back to 1616, this large estate high on the north bank of Rio Douro, between Régua and Pinhão, was already marked on the first Douro Demarcated Region Map drawn up by Baron Forrester. Quinta do Crasto wines include vintage port, designating wine of exceptional quality made in a single year. It must be bottled between the second and third year after the harvest; it is deep purple in color and full-bodied. The estate also produces LBV (Late Bottled Vintage) port—a wine of a superior quality from a single year that is bottled between the fourth and sixth year after it is made. Reservations must be made to visit the winery, followed by a tasting (from €29 for five wines) or a lunch with wine pairing (from €70).