Winery Quinta da Boavista - Tinta Cão

Winery Quinta da BoavistaTinta Cão

4.1
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Tinta Cão of Winery Quinta da Boavista is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
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 Tinta Cão from the Winery Quinta da Boavista

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Tinta Cão of Winery Quinta da Boavista in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta da Boavista's Tinta Cão.

Grape varieties
Natural
Yes
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Gamay Fréaux

Gamay Fréaux noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small to medium size. The Gamay Fréaux noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Last vintages of this wine

Tinta Cão - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Tinta Cão - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Tinta Cão - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Tinta Cão from Winery Quinta da Boavista are 2016, 2014, 2015

Informations about the Winery Quinta da Boavista

The winery offers 7 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
This winery is part of the Lima Smith.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Quinta da Boavista is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 6500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 2000 of of Douro wines
In the top 85000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

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: Female

Characterizes wines whose pleasantness results from elegance and finesse rather than power.

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