Winery Cortes do TuaSoulmate Touriga Franca

Red wine of Douro of Duriense of Portugal

4.6

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.

The Soulmate Touriga Franca of Winery Cortes do Tua is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
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

Pasta

The Soulmate Touriga Franca of Winery Cortes do Tua matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef and spice stuffed peppers, pipe rigate bolognese sauce or lamb shoulder confit with harissa.

Details and technical informations about Winery Cortes do Tua's Soulmate Touriga Franca.

Winery

Winery Cortes do Tua

Grape varieties

Touriga franca

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

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

Soulmate Touriga Franca - 2017

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 4.5

The best vintages of Soulmate Touriga Franca from Winery Cortes do Tua are 2017

Informations about the Winery Cortes do Tua

The winery offers 8 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.

It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

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.

In the top 10000 of of Portugal wines

In the top 3000 of of Douro wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 250000 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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