Winery Quinta da Telhada - Encostas de Lousa Tinto

Winery Quinta da TelhadaEncostas de Lousa Tinto

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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 Encostas de Lousa Tinto of Winery Quinta da Telhada is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca, the Tinto cão, the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Encostas de Lousa Tinto from the Winery Quinta da Telhada

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Encostas de Lousa Tinto of Winery Quinta da Telhada in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta da Telhada's Encostas de Lousa Tinto.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Encostas de Lousa Tinto - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Encostas de Lousa Tinto - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Encostas de Lousa Tinto - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Encostas de Lousa Tinto - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Encostas de Lousa Tinto - 2011
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Encostas de Lousa Tinto - 2009
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of Encostas de Lousa Tinto from Winery Quinta da Telhada are 2009, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Quinta da Telhada

The winery offers 2 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Quinta da Telhada is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 2000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 750 of of Douro wines
In the top 30000 of red wines
In the top 45000 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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