Winery BoteSailing Boat Reserva Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca

Red wine of Douro of Duriense of Portugal

3.7

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Sailing Boat Reserva Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca of Winery Bote is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
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 nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Sailing Boat Reserva Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca from the Winery Bote

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Sailing Boat Reserva Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca of Winery Bote in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Earth

On the nose the Sailing Boat Reserva Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca of Winery Bote in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Sailing Boat Reserva Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca

Pairings that work perfectly with Sailing Boat Reserva Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca

Original food and wine pairings with Sailing Boat Reserva Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca

Pasta

The Sailing Boat Reserva Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca of Winery Bote matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, pho soup or lamb shoulder confit with harissa.

Details and technical informations about Winery Bote's Sailing Boat Reserva Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca.

Winery

Winery Bote

Grape varieties

Touriga franca , Touriga nacional

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

14°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

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

Sailing Boat Reserva Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca - 2016

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 3.7

The best vintages of Sailing Boat Reserva Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca from Winery Bote are 2016

Informations about the Winery Bote

The winery offers 12 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.

This winery is part of the Casca Wines.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Bote is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 9500 of of Portugal wines

In the top 750 of of Douro wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 250000 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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