Winery Quinta do PôpaHomenagem
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Tinto cão 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 Homenagem from the Winery Quinta do Pôpa
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Homenagem of Winery Quinta do Pôpa 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 Homenagem of Winery Quinta do Pôpa in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Homenagem
Pairings that work perfectly with Homenagem
Original food and wine pairings with Homenagem
The Homenagem of Winery Quinta do Pôpa matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, spaghetti with tuna (real italian recipe) or lamb with coconut milk.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Pôpa's Homenagem.
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 Homenagem from Winery Quinta do Pôpa are 2011, 2013, 2009, 0 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Quinta do Pôpa
The Winery Quinta do Pôpa is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 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.
The word of the wine: Peduncle
The stem of a flower or fruit.
