Winery Quinta de CarapecosSousão
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 poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Sousão from the Winery Quinta de Carapecos
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sousão of Winery Quinta de Carapecos in the region of Minho is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Sousão
Pairings that work perfectly with Sousão
Original food and wine pairings with Sousão
The Sousão of Winery Quinta de Carapecos matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish armorican style, tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes stuffed moroccan style with... or marinated duck with honey and five spices.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta de Carapecos's Sousão.
Discover the grape variety: Calitor
Calitor is a black grape variety of Provençal origin that is not widely grown in France. It is only cultivated on a little more than a hundred hectares in total. The main characteristic of this variety is its bent stalk. Its adult leaves have 5 lobes and angular teeth. The leaf blade is both pubescent and downy. The young leaves have a pinkish tinge, especially in autumn. They are also downy. The tip of the calitor branch is cottony. Calitor is a recommended grape variety in the departments of Vaucluse and Var and is authorized in others such as Gard, Drôme and Ardèche. It has two variants, namely the grey calitor and the white calitor. The calitor is matured only 35 days after the chasselas but it is very productive. It appreciates hot and dry soils. This variety is resistant to oidium, but it remains sensitive to grey rot and mildew. Calitor produces a light, low-alcohol wine with little colour.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sousão from Winery Quinta de Carapecos are 2017, 0, 2016
Informations about the Winery Quinta de Carapecos
The Winery Quinta de Carapecos is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Minho to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Minho
Minho is Portugal's Northernmost wine region. It is known for one wine style above all others: crisp, light, white Vinho Verde, whose DOC zone covers the same territory. The Minho name is used for the area's Vinho Regional designation (similar to the French IGP). The latter's looser production laws allow more diversity in the average winery's portfolio, including red and rosé wines.
The word of the wine: Burgundy piece
228-litre barrel.
