Winery Alves de SousaCume do Pereiro Tinto
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Tempranillo and the Tinta Barroca.
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 Cume do Pereiro Tinto from the Winery Alves de Sousa
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cume do Pereiro Tinto of Winery Alves de Sousa in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cume do Pereiro Tinto of Winery Alves de Sousa in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cume do Pereiro Tinto
Pairings that work perfectly with Cume do Pereiro Tinto
Original food and wine pairings with Cume do Pereiro Tinto
The Cume do Pereiro Tinto of Winery Alves de Sousa matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of cabri en colombo with creole sauce, pasta gratin with courgettes and ham or lamb tagine with preserved lemons and onion compote with....
Details and technical informations about Winery Alves de Sousa's Cume do Pereiro Tinto.
Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo
The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cume do Pereiro Tinto from Winery Alves de Sousa are 2017, 2018, 2016, 2010 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Alves de Sousa
The Winery Alves de Sousa is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 64 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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