Winery Cortes do TuaSoulmate Touriga Franca
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.
Taste structure of the Soulmate Touriga Franca from the Winery Cortes do Tua
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Soulmate Touriga Franca of Winery Cortes do Tua in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Soulmate Touriga Franca
Pairings that work perfectly with Soulmate Touriga Franca
Original food and wine pairings with Soulmate Touriga Franca
The Soulmate Touriga Franca of Winery Cortes do Tua matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of mexican beef tacos, meat lasagna or lamb tagine with broad beans.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cortes do Tua's Soulmate Touriga Franca.
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
The best vintages of Soulmate Touriga Franca from Winery Cortes do Tua are 0, 2017
Informations about the Winery Cortes do Tua
The Winery Cortes do Tua is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Bâtonnage
A very old technique that has come back into fashion in modern oenology, which consists of shaking the white wine in the barrels at the end of fermentation, or after fermentation, with a stick or a flail, in order to suspend the fine lees composed of yeasts at the end of their activity. This process is sometimes used for red wines.
