Winery Pinalta - Pingo de Lua

Winery PinaltaPingo de Lua

4.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Pingo de Lua of Winery Pinalta is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
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.

Details and technical informations about Winery Pinalta's Pingo de Lua.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
15°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Pingo de Lua - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Pingo de Lua - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Pingo de Lua - 2011
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Pingo de Lua - 2010
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Pingo de Lua - 2009
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Pingo de Lua - 2006
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of Pingo de Lua from Winery Pinalta are 2006, 2014, 2013, 2011 and 2009.

Informations about the Winery Pinalta

The winery offers 14 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

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.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 550 of of Portugal wines
In the top 250 of of Douro wines
In the top 8000 of red wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Breton

See cabernet franc.

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