Winery AliançaForal dos Quatro Ventos
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca, the Touriga franca and the Tinta Roriz.
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 Foral dos Quatro Ventos from the Winery Aliança
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Foral dos Quatro Ventos of Winery Aliança in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Foral dos Quatro Ventos
Pairings that work perfectly with Foral dos Quatro Ventos
Original food and wine pairings with Foral dos Quatro Ventos
The Foral dos Quatro Ventos of Winery Aliança matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pasta such as recipes of shepherd's pie (quebec!), rolled lamb shoulder with herbs or basque lasagne.
Details and technical informations about Winery Aliança's Foral dos Quatro Ventos.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca
Intensely coloured, warm reds, sun-drenched with generous alcohol, with aromas of red and black candied fruits, plum, gentle spices and cocoa notes. Ripe tannins and a broad palate. Traditional partner of touriga nacional and touriga franca in the blends of great Port wines (especially Tawny and Ruby) and modern dry Douro DOC. Native Portuguese variety from the Douro and Trás-os-Montes.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Foral dos Quatro Ventos from Winery Aliança are 2017, 0
Informations about the Winery Aliança
The Winery Aliança is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 116 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Douro
Cradle of Port: opulent fortified wine with notes of candied black fruit, cocoa, fig, walnut and spice, from young fruity Ruby to oxidative amber Tawny, plus age-worthy LBV and Vintage of exceptional cellaring. Also great dry Douro DOC reds, structured and deep (violet, black-fruited Touriga Nacional, elegant Touriga Franca, spicy Tinta Roriz). A few fresh Douro whites. Terraced vineyards (~40,000 ha) UNESCO on schist.
The wine region of Duriense
Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.
The word of the wine: Serious
A Bordeaux term for small pebbles from the Pyrenees, eroded, rounded and transported by the Garonne to Aquitaine. They are mainly found on the left bank in the area.... known as the Graves, and further downstream in the Médoc. By extension, gravel is found in other regions, brought by other rivers or even glaciers.
