Winery NiepoortDouro Melusina Tinto
Red wine
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 nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Douro Melusina Tinto from the Winery Niepoort
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Douro Melusina Tinto of Winery Niepoort in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Douro Melusina Tinto of Winery Niepoort in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Douro Melusina Tinto
Pairings that work perfectly with Douro Melusina Tinto
Original food and wine pairings with Douro Melusina Tinto
The Douro Melusina Tinto of Winery Niepoort matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, pipe rigate bolognese sauce or lamb chops with honey and spices.
Details and technical informations about Winery Niepoort's Douro Melusina Tinto.
Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca
Aromatic and refined reds with an elegant structure, featuring raspberry, blackberry, rose, lavender, cistus and gentle spice aromas. Soft tannins and silky balance that smooths blends. Essential partner to Touriga Nacional in great Port wines (Vintage, LBV, Tawny) and modern dry Douro DOC. Native Portuguese variety, the most planted in the Douro, related to Touriga Nacional.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Douro Melusina Tinto from Winery Niepoort are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Niepoort
The Winery Niepoort is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 256 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Douro
Cradle of Port: opulent fortified wine with notes of candied black fruit, cocoa, fig, walnut and spice, from young fruity Ruby to oxidative amber Tawny, plus age-worthy LBV and Vintage of exceptional cellaring. Also great dry Douro DOC reds, structured and deep (violet, black-fruited Touriga Nacional, elegant Touriga Franca, spicy Tinta Roriz). A few fresh Douro whites. Terraced vineyards (~40,000 ha) UNESCO on schist.
The wine region of Duriense
Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.
The word of the wine: Presses
The juice that results from pressing the grapes after fermentation. At the end of the maceration, the vats are emptied, the first juice obtained is called the free-run wine and the marc remaining at the bottom of the vat is then pressed to give the press wine. We say more quickly "the presses". Their quality varies according to the vintage and the maceration. A too vigorous extraction releases the tannins of pips and the wine of press can then prove to be very astringent. Often the winemaker raises it separately, deciding later whether or not to incorporate it totally or partially into the grand vin.
