Winery Henri BloemWijnkoperij Old Character Port
Natural sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca, the Tinto cão, the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese, beef or sweet desserts.
Food and wine pairings with Wijnkoperij Old Character Port
Pairings that work perfectly with Wijnkoperij Old Character Port
Original food and wine pairings with Wijnkoperij Old Character Port
The Wijnkoperij Old Character Port of Winery Henri Bloem matches generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, mature and hard cheese or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble, mushroom and cured ham quiche or roquefort and walnut cake.
Details and technical informations about Winery Henri Bloem's Wijnkoperij Old Character Port.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca
Intensely coloured, warm reds, sun-drenched with generous alcohol, with aromas of red and black candied fruits, plum, gentle spices and cocoa notes. Ripe tannins and a broad palate. Traditional partner of touriga nacional and touriga franca in the blends of great Port wines (especially Tawny and Ruby) and modern dry Douro DOC. Native Portuguese variety from the Douro and Trás-os-Montes.
Informations about the Winery Henri Bloem
The Winery Henri Bloem is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Porto to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Porto
One of the world's oldest fortified wines: fortified with grape spirit during fermentation, keeping its residual sugars. Opulent style, long on the palate, notes of candied black fruits, cocoa, fig, walnut, coffee and spices. Four styles: young fruity Ruby (cherry, blackberry), Tawny aged oxidatively in cask (caramel, hazelnut, bitter orange), age-worthy LBV and Vintage, White as aperitif. Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz.
The wine region of Duriense
Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.
The word of the wine: Gutedel
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