Winery François Lurton - Douro Quinta Do Malhô

Winery François LurtonDouro Quinta Do Malhô

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Douro Quinta Do Malhô of Winery François Lurton is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
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 Quinta Do Malhô from the Winery François Lurton

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Douro Quinta Do Malhô of Winery François Lurton in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

leather

On the nose the Douro Quinta Do Malhô of Winery François Lurton in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of oaky, leather or cassis and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery François Lurton's Douro Quinta Do Malhô.

Winemaker
François Lurton
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

Last vintages of this wine

Douro Quinta Do Malhô - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Douro Quinta Do Malhô - 2011
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Douro Quinta Do Malhô - 2008
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Douro Quinta Do Malhô - 2007
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Douro Quinta Do Malhô from Winery François Lurton are 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013

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 5 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 greatest estates. It offers 98 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 4000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 150 of of Douro wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 20000 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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