Winery Quinta Mendes Pereira - Reserva Touriga Nacional - Alfrocheiro

Winery Quinta Mendes PereiraReserva Touriga Nacional - Alfrocheiro

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Reserva Touriga Nacional - Alfrocheiro of Winery Quinta Mendes Pereira is a red wine from the region of Dão of Beiras.
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 Reserva Touriga Nacional - Alfrocheiro from the Winery Quinta Mendes Pereira

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Reserva Touriga Nacional - Alfrocheiro of Winery Quinta Mendes Pereira in the region of Beiras is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta Mendes Pereira's Reserva Touriga Nacional - Alfrocheiro.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Reserva Touriga Nacional - Alfrocheiro - 2011
In the top 100 of of Dão wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Reserva Touriga Nacional - Alfrocheiro from Winery Quinta Mendes Pereira are 2011

Informations about the Winery Quinta Mendes Pereira

The winery offers 15 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Dão in the region of Beiras

The Winery Quinta Mendes Pereira is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Dão to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Beiras
In the top 7500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 400 of of Dão wines
In the top 100000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Dão

The wine region of Dão is located in the region of Beiras of Portugal. We currently count 316 estates and châteaux in the of Dão, producing 1397 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Dão go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Beiras

Beiras (Beira) is a traditional administrative region in the northern half of Portugal. It is also the name of the IGP, or Indicacoes Geograficas Protegidas, wine classification (formerly known as Vinho Regional) which covers the region as a whole. A wide range of wines are made in Beiras – red wines from the region are typically Rich, deeply colored wines made from Baga, Castelão, Rufete (Tinto Pinheira), Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Touriga Nacional, and are sometimes fortified to emulate their more famous Oporto cousins. Whites are most often based on Fernão Pires and Bical, the latter being a small-berried variety with the affectionate nickname Borrado das Moscaos ('fly droppings').

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