Winery François Lurton - Douro Pilheiros

Winery François LurtonDouro Pilheiros

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Douro Pilheiros of Winery François Lurton is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
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 Douro Pilheiros from the Winery François Lurton

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Douro Pilheiros of Winery François Lurton in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

chocolate

Wine with earth taste

smoke

On the nose the Douro Pilheiros of Winery François Lurton in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of smoke, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery François Lurton's Douro Pilheiros.

Winemaker
François Lurton
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Douro Pilheiros - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Douro Pilheiros - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Douro Pilheiros - 2011
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Douro Pilheiros - 2008
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110
Douro Pilheiros - 2005
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Douro Pilheiros - 2004
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Douro Pilheiros from Winery François Lurton are 2008, 2005, 2013, 2015 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery François Lurton

The winery offers 91 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Francois Lurton.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense
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The Winery François Lurton is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 98 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

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In the top 50000 of of Portugal wines
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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: Tressallier

White grape variety from the Allier region, identical to the Sacy variety grown in Burgundy. Rarely vinified on its own, it is used in the blending of Saint-Pourçain white wines, associated with chardonnay, the main grape variety of the appellation. Syn.: sacy.

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