Winery CabralCarácter Reserva Especial Porto

Natural sweet wine of Porto of Duriense of Portugal

3.4

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Carácter Reserva Especial Porto of Winery Cabral is a natural sweet wine from the region of Porto of Duriense.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
In the mouth this natural sweet wine is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese, beef or sweet desserts.

Taste structure of the Carácter Reserva Especial Porto from the Winery Cabral

Light		Bold
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Carácter Reserva Especial Porto of Winery Cabral in the region of Duriense is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Oak

Spices

On the nose the Carácter Reserva Especial Porto of Winery Cabral in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Carácter Reserva Especial Porto

Pairings that work perfectly with Carácter Reserva Especial Porto

Original food and wine pairings with Carácter Reserva Especial Porto

The Carácter Reserva Especial Porto of Winery Cabral matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of baked marrow bones, gaufress and light or lamb's lettuce, avocado and blue cheese salad.

Details and technical informations about Winery Cabral's Carácter Reserva Especial Porto.

Winery

Winery Cabral

Grape varieties

Touriga franca , Touriga nacional

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

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.

Informations about the Winery Cabral

The winery offers 17 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

This winery is part of the Vallegre.

It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Porto in the region of Duriense

The Winery Cabral is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Porto to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 25000 of of Portugal wines

In the top 6500 of of Porto wines

In the top 8500 of natural sweet wines

In the top 800000 wines of the world

The wine region of Porto

The wine region of Porto is located in the region of Duriense of Portugal. We currently count 312 estates and châteaux in the of Porto, producing 2132 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Porto 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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