A family-led estate in Santa Ovaia de Cima working with inherited vineyards, granite lagar fermentation and stainless-steel ageing.
The producer
Quinta das Queimas, Unipessoal Lda is led by sisters Cristina and Graça Videira, who took control of the family properties in 2018 and began the wine project. Its holdings combine old field blends, monovarietal blocks and newer plantings, including vines planted between 1920 and 1960. The working cellar occupies an 1880s stone building originally constructed by Zé Videira for his wool business, with a ground-floor winery installed in the 1940s and concrete tanks added later by the sisters' father.
Known for
Touriga Nacional and Encruzado
Notable facts
Pierre, Marco and Júlia Videira Baldi joined the family project in 2024.
Touriga Nacional 2022 fermented for ten days in a granite lagar with foot treading.
Encruzado 2022 spent nine months in stainless steel on fine lees.
From the atlas
Quinta das Queimas
A family-led wine project in Santa Ovaia de Cima, combining inherited vineyards, an old family cellar and wines from Touriga Nacional and Encruzado.
At A Glance
Country
Portugal
Base
Santa Ovaia de Cima, Tondela
Leadership
Cristina and Graça Videira
Main documented varieties
Touriga Nacional, Encruzado
Vineyard pattern
Monovarietal blocks and traditional field blends
The Producer
Quinta das Queimas, Unipessoal Lda is led by sisters Cristina and Graça Videira. They took control of the family properties in 2018, launched the Quinta das Queimas wine project, modernized its equipment and introduced new wines while retaining the inherited holdings. Pierre, Marco and Júlia Videira Baldi joined the project in 2024.
The vineyards span old and new plantings, with monovarietal blocks alongside traditional field blends. Some vines were planted between 1920 and 1960.
The winery occupies the ground floor of a stone building constructed in the 1880s by Zé Videira for his wool business. The founders' grandfather installed a winery there in the 1940s, and their father later added concrete tanks.
Wines
Touriga Nacional 2022 is a varietal wine drawn from Quinta Grande, Quinta do Laranjal and Quinta das Queimas. It fermented for ten days in a granite lagar with foot treading, followed by 14 months in stainless steel and ten months in bottle. Blackberry, ripe plum, violet, bergamot, nutmeg and cinnamon lead into ripe cherry and currant, with a full body and fine, silky tannins.
Encruzado 2022 comes from the Casarão and Portodinho vineyards. The wine fermented for ten days in stainless steel, then spent nine months in stainless steel on fine lees before further bottle ageing. Citrus, tropical fruit and minerality meet natural acidity and a smooth texture. Lemon rind, pineapple and orchard fruit accompany a creamy yet zesty palate, bright acidity and a salty finish.
Field Blend Blanco 2021 carries white tea, lemon zest, orchard and tropical fruit, tonic-like bitterness and salty minerality. D'Ovaia 2020 is dry and structured, with raspberry, violet, firm forest fruit and a mineral finish.