Winery Quinta de MosteiroGarrafeira Tinto
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The Garrafeira Tinto of the Winery Quinta de Mosteiro is in the top 0 of wines of Douro.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta de Mosteiro's Garrafeira Tinto.
Discover the grape variety: Prieto Picudo Tinto
Intensely coloured, fresh reds with a deep purple robe, firm tannins and a taut palate with marked acidity. Signature aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), spice, violet and floral notes. A distinctive, identity-driven variety. Star of the Tierra de León DO, it excels as a single variety, producing unique reds from Castile-León. A native black grape of Spain's León province in Castile-León.
Informations about the Winery Quinta de Mosteiro
The Winery Quinta de Mosteiro is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 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: Sweet
Generic term for wines containing residual sugar (natural sugars in the grapes that have not been transformed into alcohol). It is also used to describe a wine with a dominantly sweet flavour, without further explanation.
