Winery Casa FerreirinhaVinha Grande Douro
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.
Taste structure of the Vinha Grande Douro from the Winery Casa Ferreirinha
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vinha Grande Douro of Winery Casa Ferreirinha in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Vinha Grande Douro of Winery Casa Ferreirinha in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or citrus and sometimes also flavors of smoke, peach or earthy.
Food and wine pairings with Vinha Grande Douro
Pairings that work perfectly with Vinha Grande Douro
Original food and wine pairings with Vinha Grande Douro
The Vinha Grande Douro of Winery Casa Ferreirinha matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of empanadas de carne (argentina), meat lasagna or lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours.
Details and technical informations about Winery Casa Ferreirinha's Vinha Grande Douro.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca
Intensely coloured, warm reds, sun-drenched with generous alcohol, with aromas of red and black candied fruits, plum, gentle spices and cocoa notes. Ripe tannins and a broad palate. Traditional partner of touriga nacional and touriga franca in the blends of great Port wines (especially Tawny and Ruby) and modern dry Douro DOC. Native Portuguese variety from the Douro and Trás-os-Montes.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vinha Grande Douro from Winery Casa Ferreirinha are 1975, 1989, 1999, 1995 and 1992.
Informations about the Winery Casa Ferreirinha
The Winery Casa Ferreirinha is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Douro
Cradle of Port: opulent fortified wine with notes of candied black fruit, cocoa, fig, walnut and spice, from young fruity Ruby to oxidative amber Tawny, plus age-worthy LBV and Vintage of exceptional cellaring. Also great dry Douro DOC reds, structured and deep (violet, black-fruited Touriga Nacional, elegant Touriga Franca, spicy Tinta Roriz). A few fresh Douro whites. Terraced vineyards (~40,000 ha) UNESCO on schist.
The wine region of Duriense
Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.
The word of the wine: VDN
Natural sweet wine. Wine obtained by mutage of the must during fermentation by adding over-finished alcohol at 96 °, produced in the vineyards of Roussillon, Languedoc, Rhone Valley and Corsica.
