Winery Quinta do Vale MeãoMonte Meão Vinha dos Novos
Red wine
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.
The Monte Meão Vinha dos Novos of the Winery Quinta do Vale Meão is in the top 80 of wines of Douro.
Taste structure of the Monte Meão Vinha dos Novos from the Winery Quinta do Vale Meão
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Monte Meão Vinha dos Novos of Winery Quinta do Vale Meão 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 Monte Meão Vinha dos Novos of Winery Quinta do Vale Meão in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Monte Meão Vinha dos Novos
Pairings that work perfectly with Monte Meão Vinha dos Novos
Original food and wine pairings with Monte Meão Vinha dos Novos
The Monte Meão Vinha dos Novos of Winery Quinta do Vale Meão matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef and spice stuffed peppers, pipe rigate bolognese sauce or baked lamb neck on a bed of vegetables and grapes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Vale Meão's Monte Meão Vinha dos Novos.
Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional
Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Monte Meão Vinha dos Novos from Winery Quinta do Vale Meão are 2007, 2001, 1999, 2015 and 2003.
Informations about the Winery Quinta do Vale Meão
The Winery Quinta do Vale Meão is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 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: Decanter
1) Glass container with a narrow neck used to aerate or decant the wine. 2) Decanter wines: wines that are drunk young and that were once drawn directly from the barrel. For example, some Muscadets or Beaujolais.
