Caves TransmontanasVértice Pinot Noir
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or veal.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Vértice Pinot Noir of Caves Transmontanas in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cream, blueberry or plum and sometimes also flavors of brioche, non oak or microbio.
Food and wine pairings with Vértice Pinot Noir
Pairings that work perfectly with Vértice Pinot Noir
Original food and wine pairings with Vértice Pinot Noir
The Vértice Pinot Noir of Caves Transmontanas matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of blanquette of veal in the old way (self-cooker), north welsch or rabbit socks in gibelotte.
Details and technical informations about Caves Transmontanas's Vértice Pinot Noir.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vértice Pinot Noir from Caves Transmontanas are 2007, 2006, 2008, 2010
Informations about the Caves Transmontanas
The Caves Transmontanas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 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: Rafle (taste of)
A taste considered a defect, characterized by an unpleasant astringency and bitterness, brought by the stalk during the vinification process. In order to avoid it, destemming before vinification is a common practice.
