Winery Quinta & Casa Das HortasCabeça de Gaio Reserva
Red wine
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 Cabeça de Gaio Reserva from the Winery Quinta & Casa Das Hortas
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cabeça de Gaio Reserva of Winery Quinta & Casa Das Hortas in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cabeça de Gaio Reserva of Winery Quinta & Casa Das Hortas in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cabeça de Gaio Reserva
Pairings that work perfectly with Cabeça de Gaio Reserva
Original food and wine pairings with Cabeça de Gaio Reserva
The Cabeça de Gaio Reserva of Winery Quinta & Casa Das Hortas matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of delicious bourguignon, soft and inexpensive pasta gratin or lamb crumble with oregano and feta cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta & Casa Das Hortas's Cabeça de Gaio Reserva.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cabeça de Gaio Reserva from Winery Quinta & Casa Das Hortas are 2018, 2011, 2017, 2012 and 2010.
Informations about the Winery Quinta & Casa Das Hortas
The Winery Quinta & Casa Das Hortas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 25 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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