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Quinta de la Rosa

Postby DRT on 23:48 Mon 28 Apr 2008

Here are a few pictures of Quinta de la Rosa taken during my trip to the Douro in April 2008.

The Quinta incorporates a small hotel and is situated just 2km west of Pinhao on the north bank of the Douro. The rooms are quite basic but are very clean and comfortable and at 85 Euro per night for a double room are quite good value given the convenient location.



The main Quinta buildings as viewed from the south side of the river...

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The young vines sprouting new growth for the 2008 vintage in front of the main house...

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A pipe of 1993 Colheita gifted to a family member to commemorate an important event or birthyear. There are many such pipes in the cellar of this Quinta...

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A spectacular view of Pinhao in the early morning of 21 Apr 2008...

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Anyone who has any information or questions about this Quinta or their wines please feel free to add to this thread.

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Postby AHB on 08:43 Tue 29 Apr 2008

Did you talk to them about their hopes and expectations for 2006 or 2007 vintages?
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Postby DRT on 13:05 Tue 29 Apr 2008

Unfortunately not.
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Postby ac-fast on 15:10 Sun 22 Jun 2008

Nice pics.

My wife and me are planning to visti Qta de la Rosa, in week 39. Just for 2 or 3 days, also Qta do Portal for 2 or 3 days.
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Re: Quinta de la Rosa

Postby Glenn E. on 21:31 Tue 08 Jun 2010

My wife and I spent 2 days at la Rosa in 2007 and then 4 more in 2008. Wonderful B&B. The patio is absolutely spectacular, and the walk back into Pinhao isn't bad at all.

They also serve dinner, but not every night and only with fairly significant advance warning because they attempt to coordinate everyone's interest into a single evening. The cook is very good, though, so it's worth it to schedule one dinner at the Quinta if you get the chance.
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Re: Quinta de la Rosa

Postby Glenn E. on 21:42 Tue 08 Jun 2010

Here are a few pictures from our 2007 trip:

The middle of the 3 upstairs rooms
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Another shot of the middle upstairs room, you can see how nice the view is
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The patio overlooking the Douro. Those are grape vines providing the shade. :)
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Re: Quinta de la Rosa

Postby Axel P on 20:15 Thu 10 Jun 2010

Although I already learned that the tpf-lers are not the sporty types, here is a great pool as well:

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