Winery QuintelaColheita Tinto
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Colheita Tinto from the Winery Quintela
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Colheita Tinto of Winery Quintela in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Colheita Tinto of Winery Quintela in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of microbio, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Colheita Tinto
Pairings that work perfectly with Colheita Tinto
Original food and wine pairings with Colheita Tinto
The Colheita Tinto of Winery Quintela matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of american style beef marinade, pasta with chicken, peppers and mushrooms or lamb crumble with oregano and feta cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quintela's Colheita Tinto.
Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca
Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Colheita Tinto from Winery Quintela are 2019, 2017, 2014, 2016 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Quintela
The Winery Quintela is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 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: Soft
Sweet wine containing between 30 and 50 grams of residual sugar. A sweet wine is made from very ripe grapes but without being affected by botrytis cinerea and without being raisined. This term can also be applied to a dry wine that is smooth and fat in the mouth.
