Winery Emperador de Barros - Emperador De Red

Winery Emperador de BarrosEmperador De Red

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Emperador De Red of Winery Emperador de Barros is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Emperador De Red from the Winery Emperador de Barros

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Emperador De Red of Winery Emperador de Barros in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Emperador de Barros's Emperador De Red.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Couderc noir

Natural interspecific crossing between Jaeger 70 (Vitis Rupestris x Vitis Lincecumii) and an unknown Vitis Vinifera discovered by Eugène Contassot, the seeds from this crossing having been offered to/seeded by Georges Couderc. This direct-producing hybrid was the most widely planted, particularly in the south of France. There are still a few strains in production today, but it is practically no longer multiplied, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A1. - Synonymy: Couderc 7120, Contassot 20 (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

Last vintages of this wine

Emperador De Red - 2012
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Emperador De Red from Winery Emperador de Barros are 2012

Informations about the Winery Emperador de Barros

The winery offers 3 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Emperador de Barros is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 60000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 200 of of Douro wines
In the top 550000 of red wines
In the top 1000000 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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