Winery EsporãoQuinta dos Murças Assobio Douro
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
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 Quinta dos Murças Assobio Douro from the Winery Esporão
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Quinta dos Murças Assobio Douro of Winery Esporão in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Quinta dos Murças Assobio Douro of Winery Esporão in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cream, earth or toasty and sometimes also flavors of red currant, prune or cinnamon.
Food and wine pairings with Quinta dos Murças Assobio Douro
Pairings that work perfectly with Quinta dos Murças Assobio Douro
Original food and wine pairings with Quinta dos Murças Assobio Douro
The Quinta dos Murças Assobio Douro of Winery Esporão matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef tournedos with boursin, pasta with chicken or lamb chops à la champvallon.
Details and technical informations about Winery Esporão's Quinta dos Murças Assobio Douro.
Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca
Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Quinta dos Murças Assobio Douro from Winery Esporão are 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Esporão
The Winery Esporão is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 69 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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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