Winery Nicolau de AlmeidaTrans Douro Express Douro Superior
Red wine
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 Trans Douro Express Douro Superior from the Winery Nicolau de Almeida
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Trans Douro Express Douro Superior of Winery Nicolau de Almeida in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Trans Douro Express Douro Superior of Winery Nicolau de Almeida in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of leather, dark fruit or non oak.
Food and wine pairings with Trans Douro Express Douro Superior
Pairings that work perfectly with Trans Douro Express Douro Superior
Original food and wine pairings with Trans Douro Express Douro Superior
The Trans Douro Express Douro Superior of Winery Nicolau de Almeida matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, pasta "carbonara" à la française or lamb tagine with peppers and artichoke bottoms.
Details and technical informations about Winery Nicolau de Almeida's Trans Douro Express Douro Superior.
Discover the grape variety: Jurançon
Jurançon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (South West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches of grapes of medium size. Jurançon noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Trans Douro Express Douro Superior from Winery Nicolau de Almeida are 2016, 2017, 2015, 2018
Informations about the Winery Nicolau de Almeida
The Winery Nicolau de Almeida is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Duriense to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Right bank
In Bordeaux, it refers to the vineyards located on the right bank of the Gironde and Dordogne rivers, where the Merlot grape variety is dominant. These are the appellations of Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Fronsac, etc.
