Winery Quinta do NovalCedro do Noval
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 Cedro do Noval from the Winery Quinta do Noval
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cedro do Noval of Winery Quinta do Noval 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 Cedro do Noval of Winery Quinta do Noval in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cream, cedar or cassis and sometimes also flavors of caramel, raisin or toasty.
Food and wine pairings with Cedro do Noval
Pairings that work perfectly with Cedro do Noval
Original food and wine pairings with Cedro do Noval
The Cedro do Noval of Winery Quinta do Noval matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of polish goulash, pasta with arrabiata or lamb curl.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Noval's Cedro do Noval.
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 Cedro do Noval from Winery Quinta do Noval are 2017, 2016, 2015, 2019 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Quinta do Noval
The Winery Quinta do Noval is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 49 wines for sale in the of Duriense to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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
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The word of the wine: AOC
Appellation d'origine contrôlée. The most prestigious category of French wines created in the 1930s on the basis of quality criteria defined by a geographical delimitation, a chosen grape variety and precise production rules.
