Winery Quinta de S. José - Vinha Ruy Francisco

Winery Quinta de S. JoséVinha Ruy Francisco

4.5
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(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 Vinha Ruy Francisco of Winery Quinta de S. José is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
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 Vinha Ruy Francisco from the Winery Quinta de S. José

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Vinha Ruy Francisco of Winery Quinta de S. José in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta de S. José's Vinha Ruy Francisco.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
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

Vinha Ruy Francisco - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of Vinha Ruy Francisco from Winery Quinta de S. José are 2015

Informations about the Winery Quinta de S. José

The winery offers 14 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
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 de S. José is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 3000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 950 of of Douro wines
In the top 40000 of red wines
In the top 60000 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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