Winery François LurtonDouro Pilheiros Grande Escolha

Red wine of Douro of Duriense of Portugal

3.8

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Douro Pilheiros Grande Escolha 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 lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Douro Pilheiros Grande Escolha from the Winery François Lurton

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Douro Pilheiros Grande Escolha of Winery François Lurton in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

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Pasta

The Douro Pilheiros Grande Escolha of Winery François Lurton matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of spanish stew (cocido), tagliatelle with carbonara or oven-baked lamb stew.

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

Winery

Winery François Lurton

Winemaker

François Lurton

Grape varieties

Touriga franca , Touriga nacional

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

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 Grande Escolha - 2007

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 3.8

Douro Pilheiros Grande Escolha - 2006

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 3.5

The best vintages of Douro Pilheiros Grande Escolha from Winery François Lurton are 2007, 2006

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 30 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.

In the top 60000 of of Portugal wines

In the top 7000 of of Douro wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 250000 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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