Winery Piteira - Fonte da Perdiz Old Vines

Winery PiteiraFonte da Perdiz Old Vines

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Fonte da Perdiz Old Vines of Winery Piteira is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
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.
The Fonte da Perdiz Old Vines of the Winery Piteira is in the top 10 of wines of Douro.

Taste structure of the Fonte da Perdiz Old Vines from the Winery Piteira

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Fonte da Perdiz Old Vines of Winery Piteira in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Fonte da Perdiz Old Vines of Winery Piteira in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of earth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Piteira's Fonte da Perdiz Old Vines.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

Last vintages of this wine

Fonte da Perdiz Old Vines - 2018
In the top 10 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Fonte da Perdiz Old Vines - 2017
In the top 10 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Fonte da Perdiz Old Vines - 2016
In the top 10 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Fonte da Perdiz Old Vines - 2015
In the top 10 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Fonte da Perdiz Old Vines - 2013
In the top 10 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Fonte da Perdiz Old Vines from Winery Piteira are 2013, 2015, 2018, 2016 and 2017.

Informations about the Winery Piteira

The winery offers 25 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
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 Piteira is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 5000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 10 of of Douro wines
In the top 65000 of red wines
In the top 100000 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.

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