Winery Quinta de LoureiroColheita Tinto

Red wine of Douro of Duriense of Portugal

4.7

(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 world.

The Colheita Tinto of Winery Quinta de Loureiro 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 Colheita Tinto from the Winery Quinta de Loureiro

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Colheita Tinto of Winery Quinta de Loureiro in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Food and wine pairings with Colheita Tinto

Pairings that work perfectly with Colheita Tinto

Original food and wine pairings with Colheita Tinto

Pasta

The Colheita Tinto of Winery Quinta de Loureiro matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of monkfish tagine, pasta with cherry tomatoes or lamb tagine with olives and honey.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta de Loureiro's Colheita Tinto.

Winery

Winery Quinta de Loureiro

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mondeuse

Mondeuse noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Savoie). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mondeuse noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Provence & Corsica, Rhône Valley, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Colheita Tinto - 1871

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 4.8

The best vintages of Colheita Tinto from Winery Quinta de Loureiro are 1871

Informations about the Winery Quinta de Loureiro

The winery offers 5 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.7.

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 de Loureiro is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 1500 of of Portugal wines

In the top 400 of of Douro wines

In the top 15000 of red wines

In the top 25000 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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