Winery Familia Correia dos SantosDouro Heritage Reserva Tinto
Red wine
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 Douro Heritage Reserva Tinto from the Winery Familia Correia dos Santos
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Douro Heritage Reserva Tinto of Winery Familia Correia dos Santos in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Food and wine pairings with Douro Heritage Reserva Tinto
Pairings that work perfectly with Douro Heritage Reserva Tinto
Original food and wine pairings with Douro Heritage Reserva Tinto
The Douro Heritage Reserva Tinto of Winery Familia Correia dos Santos matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of braised beef with guinness, pasta with broccoli or lamb and coconut curry, african style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Familia Correia dos Santos's Douro Heritage Reserva Tinto.
Discover the grape variety: Brachetto
A very old vine cultivated in the northwest of Italy, in Piedmont to be precise (provinces of Asti and Allessandria). For a long time it was confused with a large number of other Italian grape varieties, which explains why the latter still bear the synonym "brachetto". It is said to be related to the Muscat à petits grains blancs, to be continued! Note that Brachet, known in the Nice region (Alpes maritimes), is not related to Brachetto. Brachetto can be found in Argentina, Italy, etc. It is virtually unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Douro Heritage Reserva Tinto from Winery Familia Correia dos Santos are 0
Informations about the Winery Familia Correia dos Santos
The Winery Familia Correia dos Santos is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 11 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.
The word of the wine: Alcoholic fermentation
Transformation of sugars into alcohol under the effect of yeast. These yeasts exist in their natural state in the vineyards and in the cellars. Artificial seeding with selected yeasts is however very often practiced.
