Wines made from Tinto cão grapes of Portugal - Page 4
Discover the best wines made with Tinto cão as a single variety or as a blend of Portugal.
More informations about the variety Tinto cão
- Origin : Most certainly from the north of Portugal, it is a very old grape variety, present for a very long time in the Douro Valley where it is very often associated with other grape varieties to produce the famous Port. It can also be found in the United States (California, etc.), Australia, Spain, Mexico, etc.
More informations about the wines of Portugal
Portugal has undergone something of a wine revolution over the past two decades, modernizing its winemaking technologies, styles and attitudes. This archetypal Old World country has Long been famous for its fortified wines (Port and Madeira) and its light, tangy Vinho Verde. But it is now attracting much attention for its New wave of Rich, ripe table wines, especially the reds of the Douro Valley. Portugal's place in the wine world is arguably more about its cork production than its wine, but that largely depends on which period of history you choose.
What are the typical flavors of the Tinto cão grape variety?
- OakPresent in 58% of Tinto cão
- Non oakPresent in 47% of Tinto cão
- Black fruitPresent in 41% of Tinto cão
- EarthPresent in 39% of Tinto cão
- Dried fruitPresent in 37% of Tinto cão
- Red fruitPresent in 35% of Tinto cão
- SpicesPresent in 29% of Tinto cão
- MicrobioPresent in 28% of Tinto cão
- VegetalPresent in 10% of Tinto cão
- CherryPresent in 8% of Tinto cão
- OakyPresent in 8% of Tinto cão
- RaisinPresent in 7% of Tinto cão
- PlumPresent in 7% of Tinto cão
- VanillaPresent in 6% of Tinto cão
- Tree fruitPresent in 6% of Tinto cão
- ChocolatePresent in 5% of Tinto cão
- Red fruitPresent in 5% of Tinto cão
- CaramelPresent in 4% of Tinto cão
- HoneyPresent in 4% of Tinto cão
- FigPresent in 4% of Tinto cão
News about the grape variety Tinto cão
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Whenever I visit Domaine Richaud, just outside the village of Cairanne, the winemaking team remind me of friends I made at free parties in the 1990s in fields and disused warehouses. I’m not talking dreadlocks and dogs on strings, but there’s always an anarchic frisson in the air. You get the impression they know how to enjoy themselves. Perhaps it’s to be expected, given the radical furrow Marcel Richaud has ploughed. He’s approaching 70 now, but still thrums with pent-up energy, his ice-blue e ...
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Esteemed Loire Valley winemaker Jacky Blot passes away
Jacky Blot, the esteemed Touraine-based winemaker, passed away on Monday (15 May) following a brief illness, according to his family. Blot spent 10 years as a paratrooper before getting into the wine business. He initially worked as a wine broker before settling in Touraine in the Loire Valley in 1989, when he purchased Domaine de La Taille Aux Loups in Montlouis. In 2002, Blot expanded his business by acquiring Domaine de La Butte in Bourgueil, allowing him to produce red and white wines under ...