Winery Porto CruzSpecial Reserve Port
Natural sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca, the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
In the mouth this natural sweet wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese, beef or sweet desserts.
Taste structure of the Special Reserve Port from the Winery Porto Cruz
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Special Reserve Port of Winery Porto Cruz in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Special Reserve Port of Winery Porto Cruz in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, plum or dark chocolate.
Food and wine pairings with Special Reserve Port
Pairings that work perfectly with Special Reserve Port
Original food and wine pairings with Special Reserve Port
The Special Reserve Port of Winery Porto Cruz matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, ultra-fast and yet so light... or provencal-inspired salad.
Details and technical informations about Winery Porto Cruz's Special Reserve Port.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca
Intensely coloured, warm reds, sun-drenched with generous alcohol, with aromas of red and black candied fruits, plum, gentle spices and cocoa notes. Ripe tannins and a broad palate. Traditional partner of touriga nacional and touriga franca in the blends of great Port wines (especially Tawny and Ruby) and modern dry Douro DOC. Native Portuguese variety from the Douro and Trás-os-Montes.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Special Reserve Port from Winery Porto Cruz are 1987, 1887, 2005, 2013 and 2008.
Informations about the Winery Porto Cruz
The Winery Porto Cruz is one of of the world's greatest 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
One of the world's oldest fortified wines: fortified with grape spirit during fermentation, keeping its residual sugars. Opulent style, long on the palate, notes of candied black fruits, cocoa, fig, walnut, coffee and spices. Four styles: young fruity Ruby (cherry, blackberry), Tawny aged oxidatively in cask (caramel, hazelnut, bitter orange), age-worthy LBV and Vintage, White as aperitif. Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz.
The wine region of Duriense
Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.
The word of the wine: Hygrometry
Humidity level of the cellar necessary for a good ageing of the wines. The recommended hygrometry is around 70% in order to guarantee a good elasticity of the corks while preserving the labels.
