DONA MATILDE
Estate
Dona Matilde is a family owned Estate located in the banks of the river Douro. Dona Matilde, formerly known as Enxodreiro, is among the oldest and most famous properties in the Douro. In the XVIII century the quinta was already part of the vinhas de feitoria– the small set of properties within the first wine demarcation of origin in the world, by the Marquis of Pombal. Even today the vineyards have the highest rating in the region, used in the Port wine sector- letter A.
Augusto Leal wrote in his book Portugal Antigo e Moderno, in 1875:
"the wine of this quinta is very fine, despite its cultivation seeming to be very expensive owing to the steepness of the terrain and its composition of schist rock"
Located on the north bank of the Douro River, near Bagaúste dam, the Quinta has 28 hectares of top quality vineyards, all classified with the highest ranking by the Douro region register. Dona Matilde has traditional old vineyards of the Douro, aged 70 to 90, and more recently, with about 20 years.
Quinta Dona Matilde is also an important natural habitat in the Douro. With total surface of 93 hectares and a large area occupied by uncultivated land, natural vegetation, which includes the so-called mortórios and also many olive trees - 1100 recorded, but in the old registers of the founders has 12 000 olive trees in the middle of the last century.
With large trees and stone walls, the paths also have orange trees, lemon trees, terraced gardens with hundreds of roses and other fruit bearing trees spread around a vast area of typical Mediterranean vegetation. This biodiversity territory is also inhabited by partridges, milhafres, Bonelli eagles; hares, foxes and wild boars; snakes, spiders and many other insects.
DONA MATILDE
ORIGINS
The Quinta Dona Matilde was acquired by Manoel Moreira de Barros in 1927. The aquision of the farm happened in a period of a great development in the family wine business having benefits in significant property improvements: in addition to the planting of new vineyards, the house was built and also the gardens. In honour of his wife, Manoel de Barros renamed the property, Dona Matilde.
FOUR GENERATIONS
COMMITTED
In 2006, the Barros family sold the Barros Goup, and with it Dona Matilde. A few months later, without Douro, Manuel Ângelo Barros, grandson of Manoel Moreira de Barros unhappy to see the quinta outside of family hands, managed to buy it back.
Quinta Dona Matilde return to the family at the end of 2006.
"The project Dona Matilde invests in the production and marketing of top quality DOC Douro and Port wine, expression of terroir and knowledge of generations."
DONA MATILDE
Team
He also excelled in civic positions, such as president of the Port Wine Exporters Association and director of the Porto Trade Association. With a degree in Electrical Engineering and courses in Oenology, his influence spanned both business and community.
MANUEL ÂNGELO BARROS - Managing Director
Filipe has a degree in Business Administration and Management from the Catholic University of Porto, a postgraduate qualification in Marketing from Católica Lisbon and an MBA from INSEAD (France and Singapore). His career includes important positions in sales and marketing for wine and food companies.
