Winery Conceito - Contraste Tinto

Winery ConceitoContraste Tinto

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Contraste Tinto of Winery Conceito 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 Contraste Tinto from the Winery Conceito

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Contraste Tinto of Winery Conceito in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

earthy, leather

Wine with oak taste

oak, clove

Wine with spices taste

pepper, savory

Wine with microbio taste

cream

On the nose the Contraste Tinto of Winery Conceito in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cream, clove or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or vegetal.

Details and technical informations about Winery Conceito's Contraste Tinto.

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

Contraste Tinto - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Contraste Tinto - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Contraste Tinto - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Contraste Tinto - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Contraste Tinto - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Contraste Tinto - 2012
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Contraste Tinto - 2011
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Contraste Tinto from Winery Conceito are 2007, 2017, 2016, 2014 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Conceito

The winery offers 21 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Conceito is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 7000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 2000 of of Douro wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
In the top 150000 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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The word of the wine: Brut nature (or ultra brut)

A type of champagne that has not received any dosage liqueur.

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