Quinta do Noval on “40 Legendary Wine Châteaux of Europe & Asia”, a list by TheLysts Platform on TheLysts.

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Home to Nacional, a 2.5-hectare plot of ungrafted pre-phylloxera vines that produces perhaps the rarest fortified wine on earth. The riverside tasting room in Pinhão is the easy way in — the estate above is the harder, better one.
Address
R. da Praia 15, 5085-042 Pinhão, Portugal
Region
Douro Valley
Country
Portugal
Signature Wine
Nacional Vintage Port
Founded
1715
Visit Experience
Riverside tasting room with vintage Port flights, and terraced schist vineyards above the Pinhão river bend
Access
Pinhão tasting room open daily 10.30am–7pm, no reservation needed; the quinta itself is by appointment
Best Season
September–October harvest, or spring
Phone
+351 259 104 194