Winery Encostas do Douro - Palestra

Winery Encostas do DouroPalestra

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Palestra of Winery Encostas do Douro is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca and the Touriga franca.
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 Palestra from the Winery Encostas do Douro

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Palestra of Winery Encostas do Douro 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 Palestra of Winery Encostas do Douro in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Encostas do Douro's Palestra.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.

Last vintages of this wine

Palestra - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Palestra - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Palestra - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Palestra - 2012
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Palestra - 2010
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Palestra - 2009
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.111100
Palestra - 2008
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Palestra from Winery Encostas do Douro are 2007, 2008, 2015, 2010 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Encostas do Douro

The winery offers 5 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
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 Encostas do Douro is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 8000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 2500 of of Douro wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 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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The word of the wine: Defect

Characteristic of a wine that is either aromatically deviant or unbalanced on the palate due to an excess or a lack of one or more flavors.

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