Winery Monte da RavasqueiraTerraços de Xisto Tinto

Red wine of Douro of Duriense of Portugal

3.8

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Terraços de Xisto Tinto of Winery Monte da Ravasqueira is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
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 lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Terraços de Xisto Tinto from the Winery Monte da Ravasqueira

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Terraços de Xisto Tinto of Winery Monte da Ravasqueira in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Food and wine pairings with Terraços de Xisto Tinto

Pairings that work perfectly with Terraços de Xisto Tinto

Original food and wine pairings with Terraços de Xisto Tinto

Pasta

The Terraços de Xisto Tinto of Winery Monte da Ravasqueira matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), pasta with tuna and laughing cow or lamb collar with mustard.

Details and technical informations about Winery Monte da Ravasqueira's Terraços de Xisto Tinto.

Winery

Winery Monte da Ravasqueira

Grape varieties

Touriga franca , Touriga nacional

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

13.5°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

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

Terraços de Xisto Tinto - 2019

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 4.1

Terraços de Xisto Tinto - 2018

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 3.7

The best vintages of Terraços de Xisto Tinto from Winery Monte da Ravasqueira are 2019, 2018

Informations about the Winery Monte da Ravasqueira

The winery offers 75 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

It is in the top 45 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Monte da Ravasqueira is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 78 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 6000 of of Portugal wines

In the top 550 of of Douro wines

In the top 75000 of red wines

In the top 150000 wines of the world

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.

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