Winery CouquinhoEncostas do Gavião Tinto
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Tinto cão, the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Encostas do Gavião Tinto from the Winery Couquinho
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Encostas do Gavião Tinto of Winery Couquinho in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Encostas do Gavião Tinto of Winery Couquinho in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Encostas do Gavião Tinto
Pairings that work perfectly with Encostas do Gavião Tinto
Original food and wine pairings with Encostas do Gavião Tinto
The Encostas do Gavião Tinto of Winery Couquinho matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, three ways to prepare chinese noodles or gypsy sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Couquinho's Encostas do Gavião Tinto.
Discover the grape variety: Tinto cão
Structured, elegant reds with a deep ruby robe, fine tannins and fresh acidity, featuring aromas of red fruits, black cherry, spices, dried flowers and balsamic notes. Very good ageing and oxidative maturation capacity. An essential component of great vintage Porto (one of the five classic recommended grapes) and dry reds of Douro DOC. Very late-ripening, low-yield native Portuguese grape, saved from near-disappearance.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Encostas do Gavião Tinto from Winery Couquinho are 2018, 2011, 2010, 2015 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Couquinho
The Winery Couquinho is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 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: Biodynamic (agriculture)
Organic agriculture is part of a vision of the world linking the plant and all living beings to the cosmos and basing work in the vineyard and the cellar on the cycles of the moon.
