Winery Quinta da Pedra AltaQPA Tinto
Red wine
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 QPA Tinto from the Winery Quinta da Pedra Alta
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the QPA Tinto of Winery Quinta da Pedra Alta in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with QPA Tinto
Pairings that work perfectly with QPA Tinto
Original food and wine pairings with QPA Tinto
The QPA Tinto of Winery Quinta da Pedra Alta matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of chickpeas spanish style, quiche with tartiflette or leg of lamb cooked in yoghurt / tave kosi (albania).
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta da Pedra Alta's QPA Tinto.
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
The best vintages of QPA Tinto from Winery Quinta da Pedra Alta are 2012, 2010, 2007, 2014 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Quinta da Pedra Alta
The Winery Quinta da Pedra Alta is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 42 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: Reims Mountain
Between Épernay and Reims, a large limestone massif with varied soils and exposure where pinot noir reigns supreme. Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzenay, Verzy, etc., are equivalent to the Burgundian Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée. There are also great Chardonnays, which are rarer (Mailly, Marmery, Trépail, Villers).
