Winery Marcio LopesProibido Grand Reserve
Red wine
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 nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
The Proibido Grand Reserve of the Winery Marcio Lopes is in the top 90 of wines of Douro.
Taste structure of the Proibido Grand Reserve from the Winery Marcio Lopes
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Proibido Grand Reserve of Winery Marcio Lopes in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Proibido Grand Reserve of Winery Marcio Lopes in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Proibido Grand Reserve
Pairings that work perfectly with Proibido Grand Reserve
Original food and wine pairings with Proibido Grand Reserve
The Proibido Grand Reserve of Winery Marcio Lopes matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of kafta bil saniyeh (lebanese dish), zucchini and goat cheese lasagna or milk-fed lamb sautéed with saffron and lemon.
Details and technical informations about Winery Marcio Lopes's Proibido Grand Reserve.
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
The best vintages of Proibido Grand Reserve from Winery Marcio Lopes are 2017, 2018, 2013, 2016 and 2010.
Informations about the Winery Marcio Lopes
The Winery Marcio Lopes is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Hat
Solid part (marc), composed of pips and skins (sometimes of the stalk), which forms at the top of the tank during fermentation. The pigeage consists in breaking this cap to put back in suspension these elements and to favour the exchanges between the juice and the skins.
