Winery Quinta do InfantadoPorto Reserva Medium Dry
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 Reserva Medium Dry from the Winery Quinta do Infantado
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Porto Reserva Medium Dry of Winery Quinta do Infantado in the region of Duriense is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Porto Reserva Medium Dry of Winery Quinta do Infantado in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit or dried fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Porto Reserva Medium Dry
Pairings that work perfectly with Porto Reserva Medium Dry
Original food and wine pairings with Porto Reserva Medium Dry
The Porto Reserva Medium Dry of Winery Quinta do Infantado matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of simple baked roast beef, chantilly cream or pie with bacon, roquefort cheese and gruyère.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Infantado's Porto Reserva Medium Dry.
Discover the grape variety: Tannat
Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Porto Reserva Medium Dry from Winery Quinta do Infantado are 2008, 0
Informations about the Winery Quinta do Infantado
The Winery Quinta do Infantado is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Porto to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Decanting
A sommelier uses a decanter to separate the clear wine from the solid parts in a bottle.
