Winery QuartzoSuperior
Red wine
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 Superior from the Winery Quartzo
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Superior of Winery Quartzo in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Superior
Pairings that work perfectly with Superior
Original food and wine pairings with Superior
The Superior of Winery Quartzo matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, chinese noodles with shrimp or ramadan berber soup (harira).
Details and technical informations about Winery Quartzo's Superior.
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 Superior from Winery Quartzo are 2017, 2013, 2012, 2014 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Quartzo
The Winery Quartzo is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 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.
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The word of the wine: VQPRD
Quality wine produced in a specific region. European designation that groups together appellation wines, i.e., in France, AOC and VDQS.
