Winery Porca de Murca - Reserva Tinto

Winery Porca de Murca Reserva Tinto

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Reserva Tinto of Winery Porca de Murca is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
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 Reserva Tinto from the Winery Porca de Murca

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Reserva Tinto of Winery Porca de Murca in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, oak

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with earth taste

leather, balsamic

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

Wine with floral taste

violet

Wine with vegetal taste

grass

On the nose the Reserva Tinto of Winery Porca de Murca in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cheese or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Porca de Murca's Reserva Tinto.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca

Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Reserva Tinto - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.9 1 1 1 1 0
Reserva Tinto - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0
Reserva Tinto - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0
Reserva Tinto - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.5 1 1 1 0.5 0
Reserva Tinto - 2012
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.4 1 1 1 0 0
Reserva Tinto - 2011
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.4 1 1 1 0 0
Reserva Tinto - 2010
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.4 1 1 1 0 0

The best vintages of Reserva Tinto from Winery Porca de Murca are 2016, 2015, 2002, 2008 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Porca de Murca

The winery offers 6 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
This winery is part of the Real Companhia Velha.
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 Porca de Murca is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 6000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 2000 of of Douro wines
In the top 80000 of red wines
In the top 150000 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: Fermentation

The process by which grape juice becomes wine, thanks to the action of yeasts that transform sugar into alcohol.

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