Winery Real Companhia do NorteColares

Red wine of Douro of Duriense of Portugal

4.2

(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 Colares of Winery Real Companhia do Norte 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 veal.

Taste structure of the Colares from the Winery Real Companhia do Norte

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Colares of Winery Real Companhia do Norte in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Colares

Pairings that work perfectly with Colares

Original food and wine pairings with Colares

Pasta

The Colares of Winery Real Companhia do Norte matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of navarin of lamb, pasta gratin milanese style or veal paupiettes with forestry sauce.

Details and technical informations about Winery Real Companhia do Norte's Colares.

Winery

Winery Real Companhia do Norte

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Molinara

Its origin is not very precise, it has been cultivated for a very long time in northern Italy, ... in France it is almost unknown. It should not be confused with the Spanish variety molinera gorda.

Last vintages of this wine

Colares - 1973

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 4.1

Colares - 1968

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 4.5

The best vintages of Colares from Winery Real Companhia do Norte are 1968, 1973

Informations about the Winery Real Companhia do Norte

The winery offers 64 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.

It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Real Companhia do Norte is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 5500 of of Portugal wines

In the top 2000 of of Douro wines

In the top 75000 of red wines

In the top 150000 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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