Winery Quinta do PortalColheita Red

Red wine of Douro of Duriense of Portugal

3.8

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Colheita Red of Winery Quinta do Portal is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Colheita Red from the Winery Quinta do Portal

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Colheita Red of Winery Quinta do Portal in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Earth

Oak

Food and wine pairings with Colheita Red

Pairings that work perfectly with Colheita Red

Original food and wine pairings with Colheita Red

Lamb

The Colheita Red of Winery Quinta do Portal matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of traditional hungarian goulash, shoulder of lamb on a bed of potatoes or rabbit with cider and apples.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Portal's Colheita Red.

Winery

Winery Quinta do Portal

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Riminèse

Riminèse blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Corsica). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. The white Riminèse can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Colheita Red - 2017

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 3.5

Colheita Red - 2016

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 3.7

The best vintages of Colheita Red from Winery Quinta do Portal are 2016, 2017

Informations about the Winery Quinta do Portal

The winery offers 102 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

It is in the top 50 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Quinta do Portal is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 90 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 9000 of of Portugal wines

In the top 2500 of of Douro wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 200000 wines of the world

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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