Winery CartilhaDouro Reserva Tinto
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca, the Touriga franca, the Touriga nacional and the Trousseau.
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.
Taste structure of the Douro Reserva Tinto from the Winery Cartilha
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Douro Reserva Tinto of Winery Cartilha in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Food and wine pairings with Douro Reserva Tinto
Pairings that work perfectly with Douro Reserva Tinto
Original food and wine pairings with Douro Reserva Tinto
The Douro Reserva Tinto of Winery Cartilha matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of greek moussaka, three ways to prepare chinese noodles or shoulder of lamb boulangère.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cartilha's Douro Reserva 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 Douro Reserva Tinto from Winery Cartilha are 2011, 0, 2016
Informations about the Winery Cartilha
The Winery Cartilha is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Duriense to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Juice
The juice of wine grapes (intended for wine making) is colourless. It is the anthocyanins contained in the grape skin that colour the juice during maceration.
