Winery Quinta do EstanhoPorto
Natural sweet wine
In the mouth this natural sweet wine is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese, beef or sweet desserts.
Taste structure of the Porto from the Winery Quinta do Estanho
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Porto of Winery Quinta do Estanho in the region of Duriense is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Food and wine pairings with Porto
Pairings that work perfectly with Porto
Original food and wine pairings with Porto
The Porto of Winery Quinta do Estanho matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of beef with cider, the coughing cat's apple crumble or leek and roquefort cake.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Estanho's Porto.
Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional
Deep, concentrated reds with a near-black robe, firm but polished tannins, showing aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, violet, bergamot, liquorice, black pepper and characteristic floral notes. Pillar of great vintage Ports (Quinta do Noval, Taylor's) and signature of modern dry Douro DOC and Dão DOC. Also exported to Australia and California. Portugal's most noble variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Porto from Winery Quinta do Estanho are 2008
Informations about the Winery Quinta do Estanho
The Winery Quinta do Estanho is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Porto to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Porto
One of the world's oldest fortified wines: fortified with grape spirit during fermentation, keeping its residual sugars. Opulent style, long on the palate, notes of candied black fruits, cocoa, fig, walnut, coffee and spices. Four styles: young fruity Ruby (cherry, blackberry), Tawny aged oxidatively in cask (caramel, hazelnut, bitter orange), age-worthy LBV and Vintage, White as aperitif. Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz.
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: Cupbearer
Person in charge of choosing and serving wines. Old term for the sommelier.
