Winery Quinta do EspinhoColheita Tinto
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca and the Touriga franca.
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 Colheita Tinto from the Winery Quinta do Espinho
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Colheita Tinto of Winery Quinta do Espinho in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Colheita Tinto
Pairings that work perfectly with Colheita Tinto
Original food and wine pairings with Colheita Tinto
The Colheita Tinto of Winery Quinta do Espinho matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef stew express, spaghetti cacio e pepe or steamed lamb shoulder with cumin and coriander.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Espinho's Colheita Tinto.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca
Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Colheita Tinto from Winery Quinta do Espinho are 2017, 2015, 2013, 2014 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Quinta do Espinho
The Winery Quinta do Espinho is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 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.
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The word of the wine: Interknot
Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see merithallus).
