Quinta de São Francisco Velha XO Wine Brandy 70 cl

Quinta de São Francisco Velha XO is a Portuguese old wine brandy, an aguardente vínica velha in the XO category, from Quinta de São Francisco, an estate linked to Companhia Agrícola do Sanguinhal in the Lisbon wine region. XO marks a long-aged brandy, and this is a bottle to pour slowly at the end of a good meal.

Tasting notes

Portuguese XO wine brandies generally show a deep amber colour, aromas of dried fruit, vanilla and toasted oak, and a smooth, warming finish built over many years in wood. Serve it neat in a tulip glass and give it a few minutes to open.

Food pairing

Try it with a bica after dinner, dark chocolate, roasted almonds, dried apricots and figs, or a slice of pão de ló.

About Quinta de São Francisco

Quinta de São Francisco is part of the family of estates of Companhia Agrícola do Sanguinhal, founded in the 1920s by Abel Pereira da Fonseca around Bombarral. The company still makes wines and aged brandies from its properties in the Óbidos area.

Good to know

• Serve at room temperature, 16-18 °C. Keeps for years once opened, upright and well closed.
• 70 cl bottle, 40% vol.
• A smart gift for a host or a brandy lover.