Winery PiteiraFonte da Perdiz Tinto
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca, the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
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.
The Fonte da Perdiz Tinto of the Winery Piteira is in the top 10 of wines of Douro.
Taste structure of the Fonte da Perdiz Tinto from the Winery Piteira
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Fonte da Perdiz Tinto of Winery Piteira in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Fonte da Perdiz Tinto
Pairings that work perfectly with Fonte da Perdiz Tinto
Original food and wine pairings with Fonte da Perdiz Tinto
The Fonte da Perdiz Tinto of Winery Piteira matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, lasagna with courgettes and fresh goat cheese or leg of lamb with spices.
Details and technical informations about Winery Piteira's Fonte da Perdiz Tinto.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca
Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Fonte da Perdiz Tinto from Winery Piteira are 2019, 2015, 2017, 2018
Informations about the Winery Piteira
The Winery Piteira is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 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.
The word of the wine: Removal of shoes
In the spring, this operation consists of removing the mound of earth formed at the foot of the vines by ploughing between the rows in the autumn.
