Winery Quinta Maria IzabelSonho do Poeta Tinto
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Tinto cão 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.
Taste structure of the Sonho do Poeta Tinto from the Winery Quinta Maria Izabel
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sonho do Poeta Tinto of Winery Quinta Maria Izabel in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Sonho do Poeta Tinto
Pairings that work perfectly with Sonho do Poeta Tinto
Original food and wine pairings with Sonho do Poeta Tinto
The Sonho do Poeta Tinto of Winery Quinta Maria Izabel matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of korean bibimbap, basque lasagne or 7 o'clock leg of lamb.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta Maria Izabel's Sonho do Poeta Tinto.
Discover the grape variety: Tinto cão
- Origin : Most certainly from the north of Portugal, it is a very old grape variety, present for a very long time in the Douro Valley where it is very often associated with other grape varieties to produce the famous Port. It can also be found in the United States (California, etc.), Australia, Spain, Mexico, etc.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sonho do Poeta Tinto from Winery Quinta Maria Izabel are 2011, 2016, 2018, 2017 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Quinta Maria Izabel
The Winery Quinta Maria Izabel is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 19 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: Decanting
Decanting, an operation performed by a sommelier with a decanter to separate the clear wine from the solid parts in a bottle.
