Winery CroftQuinta da Roeda Vintage Port
Natural sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Quinta da Roeda Vintage Port of Winery Croft in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, strawberries or vanilla.
Food and wine pairings with Quinta da Roeda Vintage Port
Pairings that work perfectly with Quinta da Roeda Vintage Port
Original food and wine pairings with Quinta da Roeda Vintage Port
The Quinta da Roeda Vintage Port of Winery Croft matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of homemade italian lasagna or onion and comté pie.
Details and technical informations about Winery Croft's Quinta da Roeda Vintage Port.
Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca
Aromatic and refined reds with an elegant structure, featuring raspberry, blackberry, rose, lavender, cistus and gentle spice aromas. Soft tannins and silky balance that smooths blends. Essential partner to Touriga Nacional in great Port wines (Vintage, LBV, Tawny) and modern dry Douro DOC. Native Portuguese variety, the most planted in the Douro, related to Touriga Nacional.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Quinta da Roeda Vintage Port from Winery Croft are 1978, 1967, 1970, 2004 and 1997.
Informations about the Winery Croft
The Winery Croft is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Porto to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Porto
One of the world's oldest fortified wines: fortified with grape spirit during fermentation, keeping its residual sugars. Opulent style, long on the palate, notes of candied black fruits, cocoa, fig, walnut, coffee and spices. Four styles: young fruity Ruby (cherry, blackberry), Tawny aged oxidatively in cask (caramel, hazelnut, bitter orange), age-worthy LBV and Vintage, White as aperitif. Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz.
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: Honest
A simple and pleasant wine, without any great quality and without any defects.
