Winery Quinta de La RosaDouro Red
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Touriga franca, the Touriga nacional and the Tinta Roriz.
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 Douro Red from the Winery Quinta de La Rosa
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Douro Red of Winery Quinta de La Rosa in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Douro Red of Winery Quinta de La Rosa in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of apples, earthy or blackberry.
Food and wine pairings with Douro Red
Pairings that work perfectly with Douro Red
Original food and wine pairings with Douro Red
The Douro Red of Winery Quinta de La Rosa matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pasta such as recipes of oxtail with seed sauce, eggplant, lamb and goat lasagna or meat lasagna.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta de La Rosa's Douro Red.
Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca
Aromatic and refined reds with an elegant structure, featuring raspberry, blackberry, rose, lavender, cistus and gentle spice aromas. Soft tannins and silky balance that smooths blends. Essential partner to Touriga Nacional in great Port wines (Vintage, LBV, Tawny) and modern dry Douro DOC. Native Portuguese variety, the most planted in the Douro, related to Touriga Nacional.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Douro Red from Winery Quinta de La Rosa are 2022, 2019, 2021, 2020 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Quinta de La Rosa
The Winery Quinta de La Rosa is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Douro
Cradle of Port: opulent fortified wine with notes of candied black fruit, cocoa, fig, walnut and spice, from young fruity Ruby to oxidative amber Tawny, plus age-worthy LBV and Vintage of exceptional cellaring. Also great dry Douro DOC reds, structured and deep (violet, black-fruited Touriga Nacional, elegant Touriga Franca, spicy Tinta Roriz). A few fresh Douro whites. Terraced vineyards (~40,000 ha) UNESCO on schist.
The wine region of Duriense
Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.
The word of the wine: Filling
Gentle transfer from one barrel to another to oxygenate the wine, eliminate some of the lees and reduce the carbon dioxide (fizz) that was released during the fermentations.
