Winery EsporãoEsporão Reserva Tinto
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 10 varietals which are the Alicante Bouschet, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Mourvèdre, the Pinotage, the Pinot noir, the Syrah, the Touriga franca, the Touriga nacional, the Aragonez and the Trincadeira.
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 veal.
Taste structure of the Esporão Reserva Tinto from the Winery Esporão
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Esporão Reserva Tinto of Winery Esporão in the region of Alentejano is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Esporão Reserva Tinto of Winery Esporão in the region of Alentejano often reveals types of flavors of iron, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of cherry, grapefruit or oaky.
Food and wine pairings with Esporão Reserva Tinto
Pairings that work perfectly with Esporão Reserva Tinto
Original food and wine pairings with Esporão Reserva Tinto
The Esporão Reserva Tinto of Winery Esporão matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of vegetable noddles, mathieu's lamb tagine or osso buco.
Details and technical informations about Winery Esporão's Esporão Reserva Tinto.
Discover the grape variety: Alicante Bouschet
Intensely coloured, supple reds with an ink-dark robe, smooth tannins and an ample palate of blackfruit (blackberry, blackcurrant), candied cherry, plum, spices and sunny notes. A teinturier grape with red pulp that deepens colour in southern blends; also a star as a single varietal in Alentejo DOC. Grown in Languedoc, Spain and California. French hybrid created in 1866 by Henri Bouschet (petit bouschet × grenache).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Esporão Reserva Tinto from Winery Esporão are 1999, 1996, 2018, 2000 and 1994.
Informations about the Winery Esporão
The Winery Esporão is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 72 wines for sale in the of Alentejo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alentejo
Sun and generosity of southern Portugal, accessible, sun-soaked wines. Fleshy, round reds with signature notes of ripe black fruit (blackberry, plum), sweet spices, cocoa and balsamic notes, velvety tannins. Blends of Aragonez (Tempranillo), fleshy Trincadeira, colourful Alicante Bouschet and fragrant Touriga Nacional. Tropical Antão Vaz whites (peach, mango), lively Arinto.
The wine region of Alentejano
Star of southern Portugal's great reds, sunny and opulent wines. Typical blends: round fruity Aragonez (Tempranillo), spicy Trincadeira, Touriga Nacional (black fruits, violet), deep teinturier Alicante Bouschet, juicy Castelão. Fleshy reds with notes of plum, black cherry, cocoa and sweet spices, melted tannins. Ample fresh Antão Vaz and Arinto whites.
The word of the wine: Reserve wine (champagne)
Older wines, kept in vats or aged in wood in some houses, or kept in magnums at Bollinger. A small percentage of these wines are used in the blending of non-vintage wines in order to bring greater aromatic complexity.
