The Winery Legado of Douro of Duriense

Winery Legado - Douro Tinto
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.7.
This estate is part of the Sogrape.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Legado is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Legado wines

Looking for the best Winery Legado wines in Douro among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Legado wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Legado wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Legado

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Legado

How Winery Legado wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of tournedos rossini, salmon lasagna or lamb collar with mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Legado

On the nose the red wine of Winery Legado. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Legado. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Legado

  • 2015With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Legado.

  • Touriga Franca
  • Touriga Nacional

Discovering 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 .

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.

News about Winery Legado and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Servadou iron

A black grape variety from the southwest that produces a wine with spicy tannins and black currant and raspberry aromas. Under the name of Mansois, it is the main grape variety of Marcillac; it is also one of the important varieties of Gaillacois, where it is called Braucol. It is also used in the blends of other South-Western appellations (Fronton, Lavilledieu, Estaing, Madiran). Syn.: braucol, pinenc, mansois.

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