Winery Porto CruzGran Cruz Reserve du President 40 Year Old Port
Natural sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
In the mouth this natural sweet wine is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese, beef or sweet desserts.
Taste structure of the Gran Cruz Reserve du President 40 Year Old Port from the Winery Porto Cruz
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Gran Cruz Reserve du President 40 Year Old Port of Winery Porto Cruz in the region of Duriense is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Food and wine pairings with Gran Cruz Reserve du President 40 Year Old Port
Pairings that work perfectly with Gran Cruz Reserve du President 40 Year Old Port
Original food and wine pairings with Gran Cruz Reserve du President 40 Year Old Port
The Gran Cruz Reserve du President 40 Year Old Port of Winery Porto Cruz matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of celine's version of moussaka (5th meeting), the coughing cat's apple crumble or pear and roquefort cake.
Details and technical informations about Winery Porto Cruz's Gran Cruz Reserve du President 40 Year Old Port.
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
The best vintages of Gran Cruz Reserve du President 40 Year Old Port from Winery Porto Cruz are 0
Informations about the Winery Porto Cruz
The Winery Porto Cruz is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Porto to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Porto
The wine region of Porto is located in the region of Duriense of Portugal. We currently count 312 estates and châteaux in the of Porto, producing 2132 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Porto 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: Runoff
Failure of the vine flower to fertilize at the time of flowering, when the weather is too cold or rainy. Under these conditions, the vine will have few or no clusters.
