Winery Quinta de Vale de PiosExcomungado
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Tinto cão and the Touriga nacional.
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 Excomungado from the Winery Quinta de Vale de Pios
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Excomungado of Winery Quinta de Vale de Pios 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 Excomungado of Winery Quinta de Vale de Pios in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Excomungado
Pairings that work perfectly with Excomungado
Original food and wine pairings with Excomungado
The Excomungado of Winery Quinta de Vale de Pios matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef colombo bourguignon style, cannelloni chicken, pepper and mozzarella or lamb tagine with peppers and artichoke bottoms.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta de Vale de Pios's Excomungado.
Discover the grape variety: Tinto cão
- Origin : Most certainly from the north of Portugal, it is a very old grape variety, present for a very long time in the Douro Valley where it is very often associated with other grape varieties to produce the famous Port. It can also be found in the United States (California, etc.), Australia, Spain, Mexico, etc.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Excomungado from Winery Quinta de Vale de Pios are 2013, 2014, 2015, 2012 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Quinta de Vale de Pios
The Winery Quinta de Vale de Pios is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Cellar
A place for storing and ageing wines in bottles. This term designates both the cellar of a private individual and that of a restaurant. It is also a store dedicated to the retail sale of wine.
