Winery Quinta do Infantado - Late Bottled Vintage Porto

Winery Quinta do InfantadoLate Bottled Vintage Porto

4.0
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0
(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Late Bottled Vintage Porto of Winery Quinta do Infantado is a natural sweet wine from the region of Porto of Duriense.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, chocolate

Wine with spices taste

cinnamon, pepper

Wine with earth taste

leather, cocoa

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Late Bottled Vintage Porto of Winery Quinta do Infantado in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or cheese and sometimes also flavors of fig, dark fruit or walnut.

Food and wine pairings with Late Bottled Vintage Porto

Pairings that work perfectly with Late Bottled Vintage Porto

Original food and wine pairings with Late Bottled Vintage Porto

The Late Bottled Vintage Porto of Winery Quinta do Infantado matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta) or casserole egg with saint-nectaire cheese.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Infantado's Late Bottled Vintage Porto.

Natural
Yes
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
19.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca

Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Late Bottled Vintage Porto - 2015
In the top 100 of of Porto wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Late Bottled Vintage Porto - 2013
In the top 100 of of Porto wines
Average rating: 411110
Late Bottled Vintage Porto - 2012
In the top 100 of of Porto wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Late Bottled Vintage Porto - 2011
In the top 100 of of Porto wines
Average rating: 411110
Late Bottled Vintage Porto - 2010
In the top 100 of of Porto wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Late Bottled Vintage Porto - 2009
In the top 100 of of Porto wines
Average rating: 411110
Late Bottled Vintage Porto - 2008
In the top 100 of of Porto wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Late Bottled Vintage Porto from Winery Quinta do Infantado are 1983, 1994, 1985, 2010 and 1997.

Informations about the Winery Quinta do Infantado

The winery offers 23 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Porto in the region of Duriense

The Winery Quinta do Infantado is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Porto to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 1500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 150 of of Porto wines
In the top 400 of natural sweet wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

The wine region of Porto

The wine region of Porto is located in the region of Duriense of Portugal. We currently count 312 estates and châteaux in the of Porto, producing 2132 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Porto 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.

News related to this wine

Geographical denomination: The first step towards the notion of terroir – Focus Bourgogne

We created this photomontage, to show you the landscapes and the different characteristics of the 14 geographical denominations of the Bourgogne appellation: Wine colors, grape varieties, soil specificities, surface area and production. You’ll become an expert on the Bourgogne appellation! Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/comp ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Nicolas Ferrari

Nicolas Ferrari, from Domaine Ferrari, explains how the Irancy Village appellation has been created over the years. He also reveal the ageing capacity of the appellation and invites us to be patient “ Our patience is always rewarded with an Irancy”. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

The word of the wine: Petiole

Stem of the leaf, connecting the leaf blade to the stem.

Other wines of Winery Quinta do Infantado

See all wines from Winery Quinta do Infantado

Other wines of Porto

See the best wines from of Porto

Other similar natural sweet wines

See the best natural sweet wines of Porto