Winery Quinta do Cardo - Touriga Nacional Bruto

Winery Quinta do CardoTouriga Nacional Bruto

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Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Touriga Nacional Bruto of Winery Quinta do Cardo is a sparkling wine from the region of Beira Interior of Beiras.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
The Touriga Nacional Bruto of the Winery Quinta do Cardo is in the top 80 of wines of Beira Interior.

Food and wine pairings with Touriga Nacional Bruto

Pairings that work perfectly with Touriga Nacional Bruto

Original food and wine pairings with Touriga Nacional Bruto

The Touriga Nacional Bruto of Winery Quinta do Cardo matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of cataplana with seafood or polenta with cheese.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Cardo's Touriga Nacional Bruto.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
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.

Informations about the Winery Quinta do Cardo

The winery offers 25 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the Companhia das Quintas.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Beira Interior in the region of Beiras

The Winery Quinta do Cardo is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Beira Interior to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Beiras
In the top 20000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 90 of of Beira Interior wines
In the top 40000 of sparkling wines
In the top 500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Beira Interior

The wine region of Beira Interior is located in the region of Beiras of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Beyra or the Domaine Beyra produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Beira Interior are Touriga nacional, Touriga franca and Fernao Pires, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Beira Interior often reveals types of flavors of cherry, stone or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, citrus or apples.


The wine region of Beiras

Beiras (Beira) is a traditional administrative region in the northern half of Portugal. It is also the name of the IGP, or Indicacoes Geograficas Protegidas, wine classification (formerly known as Vinho Regional) which covers the region as a whole. A wide range of wines are made in Beiras – red wines from the region are typically Rich, deeply colored wines made from Baga, Castelão, Rufete (Tinto Pinheira), Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Touriga Nacional, and are sometimes fortified to emulate their more famous Oporto cousins. Whites are most often based on Fernão Pires and Bical, the latter being a small-berried variety with the affectionate nickname Borrado das Moscaos ('fly droppings').

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