Winery Quinta do Monte Xisto - Tinto

Winery Quinta do Monte XistoTinto

4.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Tinto of Winery Quinta do Monte Xisto is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
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 Tinto of the Winery Quinta do Monte Xisto is in the top 40 of wines of Douro.

Taste structure of the Tinto from the Winery Quinta do Monte Xisto

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Tinto of Winery Quinta do Monte Xisto in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with spices taste

pepper

Wine with earth taste

balsamic

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Tinto of Winery Quinta do Monte Xisto in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of dark fruit, non oak or earth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Monte Xisto's Tinto.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

Last vintages of this wine

Tinto - 2017
In the top 40 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Tinto - 2016
In the top 40 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Tinto - 2015
In the top 40 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Tinto - 2014
In the top 40 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Tinto - 2013
In the top 40 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Tinto - 2012
In the top 40 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Tinto - 2011
In the top 40 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Tinto from Winery Quinta do Monte Xisto are 2015, 2014, 2017, 2016 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Quinta do Monte Xisto

The winery offers 1 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Quinta do Monte Xisto is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 150 of of Portugal wines
In the top 50 of of Douro wines
In the top 2000 of red wines
In the top 2000 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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The word of the wine: Green

Said of a wine that is too acidic or marked by unpleasant vegetal tastes.

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