Winery Encostas do DouroQuattro

Red wine of Douro of Duriense of Portugal

3.2

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Quattro 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 nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Quattro from the Winery Encostas do Douro

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Quattro of Winery Encostas do Douro in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Quattro

Pairings that work perfectly with Quattro

Original food and wine pairings with Quattro

Pasta

The Quattro of Winery Encostas do Douro matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington, meat and cheese pie or mouse of lamb with thyme.

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

Winery

Winery Encostas do Douro

Grape varieties

Tinta Barroca , Touriga franca

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

Quattro - 2012

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 3.3

The best vintages of Quattro from Winery Encostas do Douro are 2012

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 5 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.

In the top 30000 of of Portugal wines

In the top 7500 of of Douro wines

In the top 550000 of red wines

In the top 1500000 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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