Winery AliançaForal dos Quatro Ventos Superior
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Touriga franca, the Touriga nacional and the Tinta Roriz.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Foral dos Quatro Ventos Superior from the Winery Aliança
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Foral dos Quatro Ventos Superior of Winery Aliança in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Food and wine pairings with Foral dos Quatro Ventos Superior
Pairings that work perfectly with Foral dos Quatro Ventos Superior
Original food and wine pairings with Foral dos Quatro Ventos Superior
The Foral dos Quatro Ventos Superior of Winery Aliança matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pasta such as recipes of beef with dark beer, irish stew with beer or tagliatelle with carbonara.
Details and technical informations about Winery Aliança's Foral dos Quatro Ventos Superior.
Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca
Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Foral dos Quatro Ventos Superior from Winery Aliança are 2016
Informations about the Winery Aliança
The Winery Aliança is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 108 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
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