Winery MessiasDouro Superior
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Tinto cão, 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.
Taste structure of the Douro Superior from the Winery Messias
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Douro Superior of Winery Messias in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Douro Superior
Pairings that work perfectly with Douro Superior
Original food and wine pairings with Douro Superior
The Douro Superior of Winery Messias matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, meat and cheese pie or lamb mouse with figs and grapes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Messias's Douro Superior.
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 Douro Superior from Winery Messias are 2017, 2013, 0
Informations about the Winery Messias
The Winery Messias is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 95 wines for sale in the of Douro Superior to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Douro Superior
The wine region of Douro Superior is located in the region of Douro of Duriense of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine H. Abrantes or the Domaine Maçanita produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Douro Superior are Touriga nacional, Touriga franca and Tinta Barroca, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.
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: Legs
Synonymous with tears.
