Costa Boal Family EstatesParedes Meias Tinto
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca, the Tinto cão, 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 poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Paredes Meias Tinto of the Costa Boal Family Estates is in the top 90 of wines of Douro.
Taste structure of the Paredes Meias Tinto from the Costa Boal Family Estates
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Paredes Meias Tinto of Costa Boal Family Estates in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Paredes Meias Tinto
Pairings that work perfectly with Paredes Meias Tinto
Original food and wine pairings with Paredes Meias Tinto
The Paredes Meias Tinto of Costa Boal Family Estates matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef strogonoff, bitumen leg of lamb or my grandmother's rabbit stew.
Details and technical informations about Costa Boal Family Estates's Paredes Meias Tinto.
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 Paredes Meias Tinto from Costa Boal Family Estates are 2016, 2017
Informations about the Costa Boal Family Estates
The Costa Boal Family Estates is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 39 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: Lemonade maker
Corkscrew of the wine waiter equipped with a small blade allowing to cut the capsule, a worm and a system of rack allowing to extract the cork easily.
