The wine region of Trás-os-Montes is located in the region of Transmontano of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Costa Boal Family Estates or the Domaine Valle Pradinhos produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Trás-os-Montes are Touriga nacional, Touriga franca and Tinta Barroca, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Trás-os-Montes often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, spices or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, tropical fruit or boysenberries.
In the mouth of Trás-os-Montes is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 50 estates and châteaux in the of Trás-os-Montes, producing 172 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Trás-os-Montes go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
It is a crossbreed made in 1855 by Louis and Henri Bouschet from an intraspecific crossing between Grenache noir and Petit Bouschet. The Alicante Henri Bouschet is less and less multiplied, registered however in the Official Catalogue of the varieties of vine of wine grapes list A.
red wines from the region of Trás-os-Montes go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew to be prepared the day before, leg of lamb with herb stuffing or potjevleesch (meat in a pot).
On the nose in the region of Trás-os-Montes often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, stone or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or red fruit. In the mouth in the region of Trás-os-Montes is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
