Winery CARMQuinta da Urze Douro Superior
Red wine
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 Quinta da Urze Douro Superior of the Winery CARM is in the top 30 of wines of Douro Superior.
Taste structure of the Quinta da Urze Douro Superior from the Winery CARM
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Quinta da Urze Douro Superior of Winery CARM in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Quinta da Urze Douro Superior
Pairings that work perfectly with Quinta da Urze Douro Superior
Original food and wine pairings with Quinta da Urze Douro Superior
The Quinta da Urze Douro Superior of Winery CARM matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of picadillo, lasagne simplissimo or stuffed zucchini with merguez, beef and spices.
Details and technical informations about Winery CARM's Quinta da Urze Douro Superior.
Discover the grape variety: Négrette
Négrette noir is a grape variety that originated in France (South West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small to medium size. Négrette noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Quinta da Urze Douro Superior from Winery CARM are 2017, 2016, 2013, 0 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery CARM
The Winery CARM is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 48 wines for sale in the of Douro Superior to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Douro Superior
The wine region of Douro Superior is located in the region of Douro of Duriense of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine H. Abrantes or the Domaine Maçanita produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Douro Superior are Touriga nacional, Touriga franca and Tinta Barroca, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.
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: Bracket
Black grape variety from Provence which contributes to the personality of the red wines of the AOC Bellet, near Nice. It gives a lightly colored but full-bodied wine that is good with age. Syn.: brachet.
