Winery Quinta do Grifo (Terras do Grifo)Vinhas Velhas Superior
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Tinto cão, the Touriga franca 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 Vinhas Velhas Superior from the Winery Quinta do Grifo (Terras do Grifo)
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vinhas Velhas Superior of Winery Quinta do Grifo (Terras do Grifo) 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 Vinhas Velhas Superior of Winery Quinta do Grifo (Terras do Grifo) in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of oak.
Food and wine pairings with Vinhas Velhas Superior
Pairings that work perfectly with Vinhas Velhas Superior
Original food and wine pairings with Vinhas Velhas Superior
The Vinhas Velhas Superior of Winery Quinta do Grifo (Terras do Grifo) matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of monkfish with vegetable tagliatelle, pasta with auvergne blue cheese or lamb tagine with honey and onions.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Grifo (Terras do Grifo)'s Vinhas Velhas Superior.
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 Vinhas Velhas Superior from Winery Quinta do Grifo (Terras do Grifo) are 2015, 2014
Informations about the Winery Quinta do Grifo (Terras do Grifo)
The Winery Quinta do Grifo (Terras do Grifo) is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 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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