Winery Quinta das ApegadasD60 Tinto

Red wine of Douro of Duriense of Portugal

3.9

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The D60 Tinto of Winery Quinta das Apegadas is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
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 D60 Tinto from the Winery Quinta das Apegadas

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the D60 Tinto of Winery Quinta das Apegadas in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Food and wine pairings with D60 Tinto

Pairings that work perfectly with D60 Tinto

Original food and wine pairings with D60 Tinto

Pasta

The D60 Tinto of Winery Quinta das Apegadas matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, pesto pasta salad or fillet of lamb in potato dressing.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta das Apegadas's D60 Tinto.

Winery

Winery Quinta das Apegadas

Grape varieties

Touriga nacional

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

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

D60 Tinto - 2009

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 4

The best vintages of D60 Tinto from Winery Quinta das Apegadas are 2009

Informations about the Winery Quinta das Apegadas

The winery offers 7 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

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 das Apegadas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 10000 of of Portugal wines

In the top 3000 of of Douro wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 250000 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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