Winery Quinta da LixaMuxagata
Red 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 red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Muxagata from the Winery Quinta da Lixa
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Muxagata of Winery Quinta da Lixa in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Muxagata of Winery Quinta da Lixa in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Muxagata
Pairings that work perfectly with Muxagata
Original food and wine pairings with Muxagata
The Muxagata of Winery Quinta da Lixa matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of monkfish (anglerfish) à la sétoise, spaghetti with homemade pesto or uzbek pilaf.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta da Lixa's Muxagata.
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 Muxagata from Winery Quinta da Lixa are 2016, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Quinta da Lixa
The Winery Quinta da Lixa is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 84 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: Aggressive
Said of a wine with excessive, biting and unpleasant acidity.
