Collection: Warres

Warre’s is the oldest British Port house in Portugal, and one of the Douro Valley’s most quietly influential estates — a name that has stood for structure, longevity, and understated elegance since 1670. Founded as a trading company and transformed into a winemaking house by William Warre in the 18th century, it remains a cornerstone of Port’s classical identity. Today, under the stewardship of the Symington family — themselves multi-generational custodians of the Douro — Warre’s continues to craft wines that honor time, terroir, and tradition with unwavering precision.

The heart of Warre’s lies in the Quinta da Cavadinha estate in the Pinhão Valley, along with fruit from Quinta do Retiro Antigo and Telhada, in the cooler Douro Superior. These steep, terraced vineyards are home to native varieties including Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, and Tinta Barroca, grown in schist soils under extreme conditions. All vineyards are farmed sustainably, with a growing emphasis on regenerative viticulture, biodiversity, and water conservation in a region deeply affected by climate change.

Vinification takes place both in traditional lagares — granite troughs where grapes are foot-trodden — and in modern small-scale fermenters, allowing for gentle extraction and fine-grained tannin structure. Warre’s is known for its meticulous selection in vintage years, declaring only when quality aligns with the house’s signature: aromatic purity, finesse over volume, and a slow-building sense of depth. Alongside its renowned Vintage Ports, Warre’s also produces elegant LBVs, Tawnies, and Colheitas, each with clarity and a refined oxidative balance.

The wines are composed and age-worthy. Vintage expressions unfold over decades — violet, dark cherry, graphite, and wild herbs layered over a firm but silken structure. The house style leans toward grace rather than opulence, with a hallmark freshness that carries through even in maturity. Tawnies are textured, nutty, and lifted — always balanced by acid and aromatic lift, never weighed down by sweetness alone.

What defines Warre’s is its commitment to patience — a belief that true Port is not forged in the cellar, but revealed slowly over time, with trust in the vineyard and restraint in the hand.

These are wines that do not seek the spotlight, but carry a lasting presence — built not for immediacy, but for memory, lineage, and the quiet unfolding of character over generations.