The Winery Quinta Beira Douro of Douro of Duriense

Winery Quinta Beira Douro - Tinto
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Francois Lurton.
It is ranked in the top 346 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Quinta Beira Douro is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Quinta Beira Douro wines

Looking for the best Winery Quinta Beira Douro wines in Douro among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Quinta Beira Douro wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Quinta Beira Douro wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Quinta Beira Douro

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Quinta Beira Douro

How Winery Quinta Beira Douro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of southern beef meatballs, spaghetti with "favouilles" (curries) or lamb mice confit in port wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Quinta Beira Douro

On the nose the red wine of Winery Quinta Beira Douro. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta Beira Douro. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Quinta Beira Douro

  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Quinta Beira Douro.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Touriga Franca

Discovering 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 .

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

News about Winery Quinta Beira Douro and wines from the region

Port producer proposes new classification for ‘young harvest’ releases

Albino Jorge Sousa, owner of Port estate Quinta da Boeira, said his proposal for a new classification called ‘Full Body-Young Harvest’ Ports would inject cashflow earlier for Port producers. Jorge Sousa urged the Port sector to ‘wake up’ to meet what he said was growing demand for younger Ports from wine buyers and importers over the past two years. His proposal comes amid wider efforts to help reinvigorate the Port category. This year, Portugal’s Port and Douro Wine Institute, the I ...

Nomad winemaker: Why I make wine in Spain

When I started my nomadic winemaking project, in 2018 at Niepoort Vinhos in Portugal’s Douro region, I had no idea how large a part Spain would go on to play – I certainly never intended to make it the locus of my project. So how did it happen? Yes, there was an element of chance and taking opportunities where they arose. But also, among the talented winemakers to whom I pitched collaborations, I sensed an openness and a readiness to collaborate which seemed particular to Spain. Held in June las ...

More must-taste wines selected by Decanter’s Regional Editors for DFWE NYC

In the second part of this series, Decanter’s editorial team members highlight the wines they are looking forward to tasting at the upcoming Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC on Saturday 18th June 2022. Tina Gellie – Content Manager and Regional Editor (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & South Africa) Burrowing Owl, Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada 2019 In 2016, while on a press trip to British Columbia’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys, I had the pleasur ...

The word of the wine: Bleeding

Old practice for red wines. As soon as the vat is filled with grapes, the tap is opened. A sweet but clear juice escapes from the vat (it can also be used to make rosé). The colour and density of the juice is enhanced, but it should not be overdone. Rarely more than 10% of the volume of a vat, otherwise you risk losing fruit and bringing in bitterness.

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