Winery PassagemReserva Red
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.
The Reserva Red of the Winery Passagem is in the top 10 of wines of Douro.
Taste structure of the Reserva Red from the Winery Passagem
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Reserva Red of Winery Passagem 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 Reserva Red of Winery Passagem in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Reserva Red
Pairings that work perfectly with Reserva Red
Original food and wine pairings with Reserva Red
The Reserva Red of Winery Passagem matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of harira de mamie (moroccan soup), macaroni and angel hair gratin or bitumen leg of lamb.
Details and technical informations about Winery Passagem's Reserva Red.
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 Reserva Red from Winery Passagem are 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Passagem
The Winery Passagem is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Tertiary aromas
Aromas resulting from the aging of the wine in the bottle. The aromas evolve with time, from fresh fruitiness to notes of stewed, candied or dried fruit, to aromas of venison or undergrowth.
