Winery Encosta Longa - Tinto

Winery Encosta LongaTinto

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Tinto of Winery Encosta Longa 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 beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Tinto from the Winery Encosta Longa

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Tinto of Winery Encosta Longa in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Encosta Longa's Tinto.

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

Discover the grape variety: Queen

Intraspecific crossing obtained in 1954 in the United States by Professor Harold P. Olmo of the University of Davis (California) by crossing the Hamburg Muscat with the Sultana.

Last vintages of this wine

Tinto - 2005
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Tinto from Winery Encosta Longa are 2005

Informations about the Winery Encosta Longa

The winery offers 8 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
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 Encosta Longa 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.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 15000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 4000 of of Douro wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 400000 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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