Winery Almotriga Premium
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
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 Premium from the Winery Almotriga
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Bold
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Smooth
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Tannic
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In the mouth the Premium of Winery Almotriga in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Food and wine pairings with Premium
Pairings that work perfectly with Premium
Original food and wine pairings with Premium
The Premium of Winery Almotriga matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef bobotie, pasta with eggplant or lamb crumble with oregano and feta cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Almotriga's Premium.
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 Premium from Winery Almotriga are 2018, 2015, 2014
Informations about the Winery Almotriga
The Winery Almotriga is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 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 du Douro is located in the region in Duriense in Portugal. In the mouth of Douro is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 1069 estates and châteaux in the of Douro, producing 4197 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Douro go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.
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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The word of the wine: Film maceration
A technique that consists of leaving the grapes to macerate in the open air at a low temperature before fermentation, thus enhancing the aromatic expression of the wine.
