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Winery Santos Jorge Toutalga
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the Toutalga from the Winery Santos Jorge
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In the mouth the Toutalga of Winery Santos Jorge in the region of Alentejano is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Toutalga of Winery Santos Jorge in the region of Alentejano often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices.
Food and wine pairings with Toutalga
Pairings that work perfectly with Toutalga
Original food and wine pairings with Toutalga
The Toutalga of Winery Santos Jorge matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of monkfish (anglerfish) à la sétoise, fillet of lamb in potato dressing or old-fashioned pork roll.
Details and technical informations about Winery Santos Jorge's Toutalga.
Discover the grape variety: Négret de Banhars
Négret de Banhars noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Aveyron). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by bunches of medium to large size, and grapes of medium to large caliber. Négret de Banhars noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Toutalga from Winery Santos Jorge are 2008, 2014, 2012, 2015 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Santos Jorge
The Winery Santos Jorge is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Alentejo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alentejo
The wine region of Alentejo is located in the region of Alentejano of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cartuxa or the Domaine Adega Mayor produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alentejo are Touriga nacional, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Touriga franca, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alentejo often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, dill or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of cocoa, black currant or iron.
The wine region of Alentejano
Portugal/alentejano/alenTejo">Alentejo is a well-known, highly respected wine region in eastern Portugal. This hot, Dry area covers approximately a third of the country and is best known for its red wine, the best of which are sold under the and Alentejo DOC (Denominacao de Origem Controlada) title. Wine from Alentejo is typically made from Aragonez (Grape/tempranillo">Tempranillo), Castelao, Trincadeira or a Rich, ripe, jammy blend of the three. Antao Vaz is the white variety of choice here, producing a good level of Acidity and tropical fruit flavors.
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