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Alvarinho and Loureiro from Quinta de Valinhas, Avesso from Quinta de Agrellos, and an Alvarinho made by “passerillage sur souche”. Hand-picked, gently pressed, made by Eduardo Magalhães.
Today we farm four properties, each with its own terroir: Quinta de Valinhas in the Sousa valley, Quinta de Agrellos in the Douro valley, Quinta do Rio in the Tâmega valley and Quinta de Vila Corneira in the Vizela river valley.
32 hectares, 22 of them under vine, in the Sousa river valley. The vineyards: Vinha do Dardas, Vinha da Mata Grande, S. Cristóvão, Vinha de Leça and Vinha das Melras. Grapes: Alvarinho, Fernão Pires, Loureiro and Espadal. The S. Cristóvão, Leça and Melras vineyards are currently lying fallow.
Home of our Avesso: 6.0 hectares of vines on terraces above the Douro. 3.2 ha were replanted over the last three years — 1.8 ha of Azal, 0.25 ha of Touriga Nacional, 0.25 ha of Touriga Franca and 0.9 ha of Avesso: these are the Vinhas da Ana Maria. The Vinha Grande and Vinha do Castelo were planted in the 1980s, 2.8 ha in all: single-variety Avesso vineyards, the first planted with massal-selection vines.
In the Tâmega river valley: 5 hectares of Loureiro in two plots planted in 2010.
In the Vizela river valley; it will be replanted in 2027 with 3 hectares of Loureiro.
Grape varieties Alvarinho · Avesso · Loureiro · Fernão Pires · Azal · Espadal · Touriga Nacional · Touriga Franca
Vinho Regional Minho · White
Clear and bright, ripe-lemon in colour. Fresh, intense nose with lemon zest, tangerine and lychee, lifted by white-flower aromas. The palate opens fresh and lively, balanced by a dense, voluminous texture. Long, fresh finish with notes of citrus and pomegranate.
Goat's cheeses, seafood, and grilled or roasted fish with vegetables.
Source: producer's technical sheet; winemaker: Eduardo Magalhães.
Vinho Verde DOC · White
Clear and bright, pale straw. Clean, fresh, intense and complex, with ripe peach, rose and clove and a delicate floral touch. A discreet but concentrated attack; the ripe fruit builds on the palate with excellent texture. Fresh, dry finish.
Buttery cheeses, game, tuna and salmon, roasts and oven-baked dishes.
Source: producer's technical sheet; winemaker: Eduardo Magalhães.
Vinho Verde · White
Clear and bright, lemon in colour. Fresh, intense nose marked by ripe peach and stone fruit. The palate opens fresh and lively, balanced by a dense, voluminous texture. Long, fresh finish with ripe fruit and orange zest.
Fresh cheeses, white fish, white meats, fruit compotes.
Source: producer's technical sheet; winemaker: Eduardo Magalhães.
Vinho Regional Minho · White · Quinta de Valinhas
Clear, ripe-lemon in colour. Intense nose of orange peel and fruit. A striking acidity on the attack, balanced by a dense texture and great volume. Long finish with notes of honey and bitter-orange marmalade.
Fresh cheeses, fruit compotes and desserts.
Source: producer's technical sheet; winemaker: Eduardo Magalhães.
The 2025 harvest also produced Dardas Alvarinho 2025, Dardas Avesso 2025 and a new wine: Dardas Rosé 2025, from pergola-trained Espadal grapes — about 970 bottles.
Release, tasting notes and prices: [to be confirmed]
We keep learning from our grapes: three new 500-litre French oak barrels now hold 500 litres of Loureiro “passerillage”, 500 of Alvarinho and 500 of Avesso. The aim is to find the grapes and methods that give different styles of wine.
2 Castas and Colheita are different wines.
The first Dardas wine.
The first Avesso. On release it scored 91 points in PÚBLICO: “a dry white with tension and intensity… finishes fresh and long” (translated). 13.5% vol.; winemaking by Fernando Moura.
Source: PÚBLICO, 16 Sep 2023 (opens in a new window)A blend of the estate's two signature grapes.
One of the three wines with which Dardas reached the market in 2021.
A blend of Alvarinho, Arinto and Avesso — a different wine from 2 Castas.
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