Winery Quinta da Silveira10 Anos Old Porto
Natural sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
In the mouth this natural sweet wine is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese, beef or sweet desserts.
Taste structure of the 10 Anos Old Porto from the Winery Quinta da Silveira
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the 10 Anos Old Porto of Winery Quinta da Silveira in the region of Duriense is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the 10 Anos Old Porto of Winery Quinta da Silveira in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, dried fruit.
Food and wine pairings with 10 Anos Old Porto
Pairings that work perfectly with 10 Anos Old Porto
Original food and wine pairings with 10 Anos Old Porto
The 10 Anos Old Porto of Winery Quinta da Silveira matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of beef in white wine, tarte tatin or potato and roquefort pie.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta da Silveira's 10 Anos Old Porto.
Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca
Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of 10 Anos Old Porto from Winery Quinta da Silveira are 2008, 0
Informations about the Winery Quinta da Silveira
The Winery Quinta da Silveira is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Porto to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Porto
The wine region of Porto is located in the region of Duriense of Portugal. We currently count 312 estates and châteaux in the of Porto, producing 2132 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Porto 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: Botrytis cinerea
This fungus, also called noble rot, develops during the over-ripening phase and is an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
