The Winery Quinta dos Frades of Douro of Duriense

Winery Quinta dos Frades - Vinha dos Santos Tinto
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 480 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Quinta dos Frades is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Quinta dos Frades wines

Looking for the best Winery Quinta dos Frades wines in Douro among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Quinta dos Frades wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Quinta dos Frades wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Quinta dos Frades

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Quinta dos Frades

How Winery Quinta dos Frades wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of quick and easy monkfish tail, express beef cannelloni or lamb chops marinated with herbs.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Quinta dos Frades

On the nose the red wine of Winery Quinta dos Frades. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black currant, chocolate or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta dos Frades. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Quinta dos Frades

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.79/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Quinta dos Frades.

  • Touriga Franca
  • Touriga Nacional

Discovering 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 .

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.

News about Winery Quinta dos Frades and wines from the region

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Dream job? Majestic to pay ‘vintern’ to drink wine on holiday

Wine lovers with a valid passport can apply for the Majestic ‘vintern’ scheme, launched this week and dubbed by the retailer as ‘the best summer job ever’. A three-day placement will include a visit to Quinta da Boavista vineyards in Portugal’s picturesque Douro region. Majestic said the vintern will also taste wines from its Wine Club’s Spain & Portugal Summer Case ‘in situ’, before trying the same wines back at home for comparison. It is offering £600 remuneration for three days, which it ...

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The word of the wine: Cuvée

Often followed by a name that allows for recognition and identification, the word "cuvée" designates a specific wine within the production of a winemaker. This wine is characterized by a specific grape variety, a type of maturation and an organoleptic profile. All the vintages of a domain constitute a range.

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