Winery Henriques & HenriquesTerrantez Madeira
Natural sweet wine
In the mouth this natural sweet wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks and sweet desserts.
The Terrantez Madeira of the Winery Henriques & Henriques is in the top 70 of wines of Madeira.
Taste structure of the Terrantez Madeira from the Winery Henriques & Henriques
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Terrantez Madeira of Winery Henriques & Henriques in the region of Terras Madeirenses is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Terrantez Madeira of Winery Henriques & Henriques in the region of Terras Madeirenses often reveals types of flavors of vegetal.
Food and wine pairings with Terrantez Madeira
Pairings that work perfectly with Terrantez Madeira
Original food and wine pairings with Terrantez Madeira
The Terrantez Madeira of Winery Henriques & Henriques matches generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of very simple muffins or aperitif skewers edam/basilic/dry apricot.
Details and technical informations about Winery Henriques & Henriques's Terrantez Madeira.
Discover the grape variety: Tannat
Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Terrantez Madeira from Winery Henriques & Henriques are 1954
Informations about the Winery Henriques & Henriques
The Winery Henriques & Henriques is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Madeira to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Madeira
The wine region of Madeira is located in the region of Terras Madeirenses of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Blandy's or the Domaine Blandy's produce mainly wines natural sweet, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Madeira are Verdelho, Sercial and Touriga nacional, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Madeira often reveals types of flavors of oaky, minerality or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of butterscotch, salt or roasted almonds.
The wine region of Terras Madeirenses
Madeira is a Portuguese-owned archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, 600 miles (970km) southwest of Lisbon and 450 miles due west of the North African coast. It gives its name to one of the world's great fortified wines. Both the wine and the island hold unique places in the history of wine. All fortified wine from the island is now produced under the Madeira DOC, while the table wines are sold under the VR (Vinho Regional) title Terras Madeirenses.
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The word of the wine: Wrapped
Said of a wine rich in alcohol, but in which the mellowness dominates.
