Winery Vila Real - Touriga Franca

Winery Vila RealTouriga Franca

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Touriga Franca of Winery Vila Real is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
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 Touriga Franca from the Winery Vila Real

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Touriga Franca of Winery Vila Real in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

earthy, leather

On the nose the Touriga Franca of Winery Vila Real in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of oaky, chocolate or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or earth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Vila Real's Touriga Franca.

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

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

Touriga Franca - 2019
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Touriga Franca - 2018
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Touriga Franca - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Touriga Franca - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Touriga Franca - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Touriga Franca - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Touriga Franca - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Touriga Franca from Winery Vila Real are 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Vila Real

The winery offers 41 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Vila Real is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 42 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 4500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 1500 of of Douro wines
In the top 60000 of red wines
In the top 90000 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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