Winery PinaltaPingo de Lua
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca and the Touriga franca.
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 Pingo de Lua from the Winery Pinalta
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pingo de Lua of Winery Pinalta 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 Pingo de Lua of Winery Pinalta in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Pingo de Lua
Pairings that work perfectly with Pingo de Lua
Original food and wine pairings with Pingo de Lua
The Pingo de Lua of Winery Pinalta matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of monkfish armorican style, roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust or lamb tagine with vegetables and sweet potatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pinalta's Pingo de Lua.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca
Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pingo de Lua from Winery Pinalta are 2006, 2014, 2013, 2011 and 2009.
Informations about the Winery Pinalta
The Winery Pinalta is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 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: Left bank
In Bordeaux, refers to the vineyards located on the left bank of the Gironde, where the dominant grape variety is Cabernet Sauvignon. These are the Medoc, Haut-Médoc, Pessac-Leognan, Graves, etc. appellations.
