Winery Jaws - Passatempo Douro

Winery JawsPassatempo Douro

3.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Passatempo Douro of Winery Jaws is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca, the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Passatempo Douro from the Winery Jaws

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Passatempo Douro of Winery Jaws in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Jaws's Passatempo Douro.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.

Last vintages of this wine

Passatempo Douro - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Passatempo Douro - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Passatempo Douro - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Passatempo Douro from Winery Jaws are 2017, 2013, 2015

Informations about the Winery Jaws

The winery offers 27 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Jaws is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 9500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 2000 of of Douro wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Douro

The wine region of Douro is located in the region of Duriense of Portugal. We currently count 1110 estates and châteaux in the of Douro, producing 4307 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Douro go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Duriense

Duriense is a Portuguese wine region covering the same area as the Douro DOC and the Port wine region. In difference from Douro DOC, Duriense VR is a designation at the lower Vinho Regional (VR) level, which corresponds to table wines with a geographical indication under European Union wine regulations, similar to a French vin de pays region. Thus, it is the simpler or less typical wines of the Douro region that are sold using a Duriense VR label. Before the creation of a separate Duriense VR, the Douro vineyards were Part of the former Transmontano/tras-os-montes">Trás-os-Montes VR, which is now called Transmontano VR and no longer includes the Douro vineyards.

News related to this wine

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The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

The word of the wine: Phylloxera

Aphid that came from America and ravaged European vineyards at the end of the 19th century. It lives on the roots of the vine, from which it pumps the sap. The only vines capable of resisting it had to be imported from the United States, and then grafted onto their root system the wood of traditional French grape varieties. Today, grafted vines are always planted.

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