Real Companhia Velha

Vila Nova de Gaia

Created by royal charter under the Marquis of Pombal, the same year the Douro was demarcated. Owns several quintas including Quinta das Carvalhas in Pinhão.

Rated by Wine Spectator

12 wines from its Portugal report (28 Feb 2026 issue), with US release prices and value for money.

Wine	Vintage	Score	Price	Value
Douro Reserva	2023	91	$28	Great value (+2.1)
Touriga Nacional Douro Quinta de Cidrô	2020	90	$22	Good value (+1.7)
Douro	2021	89	$19	Good value (+1.0)
Douro Quinta dos Aciprestes	2022	89	$19	Good value (+1.0)
Touriga Nacional Douro	2022	89	$24	Fair price (+0.5)
Douro Quinta dos Aciprestes Reserva	2021	89	$25	Fair price (+0.4)
Douro Vinhas Velhas	2021	89	$75	Pricey for its score (−2.4)
Alvarinho Douro Delaforce	2024	88	$19	Fair price (+0.0)
Touriga Nacional Douro Delaforce	2021	88	$25	Fair price (−0.6)
Gouveio Douro Quinta de Cidrô	2024	87	$22	Priced high (−1.3)
Douro Porca de Murça	2023	86	$15	Priced high (−1.4)
Douro Red Porca de Murça Reserva	2021	84	$15	Pricey for its score (−3.4)

Critics’ picks

Scores out of 100 belong to one bottle and vintage, not the whole style. We only list scores and rankings we could confirm in a public source; follow each link to check. Last checked 12 Nov 2026. Prices are US release prices per 75 cl as printed by the critic; value compares the score with the price trend.

Bottle	Critic	Score	Price · value	Source
Real Companhia Velha Quinta das Carvalhas Reserva 2023 Douro Red	Wine Spectator	91pts	$28 Great value (+2.1 pts)	28 Feb 2026 issue

Wines

Port

Fortified

Vinho do Porto

Sweet fortified wine from the Douro. Fermentation is stopped part-way by adding grape spirit (aguardente), which keeps natural grape sugar and lifts alcohol to roughly 19–22%. Grapes are still trodden by foot in granite lagares at some quintas. Traditionally the young wine was shipped downriver and aged in lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia, opposite Porto.

Critics: up to 99 pts

Douro Red

Red

Douro DOC Tinto

Dry reds from the same terraces as Port: dense, floral and structured, with a stony freshness from schist soils. Barca Velha, first made in 1952, showed what was possible; since the 1990s Douro reds have become some of Europe’s most admired, especially from old field-blend vineyards.

Critics: up to 97 pts

Douro White

White

Douro DOC Branco

Whites from high-altitude Douro vineyards, where cool nights keep freshness. Often blends of Rabigato, Viosinho, Gouveio and Códega, with citrus, stone fruit and a mineral finish.

Critics: up to 90 pts