Winery Nelas - Escanção Tinto

Winery NelasEscanção Tinto

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Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Escanção Tinto of Winery Nelas is a red wine from the region of Dão of Beiras.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca and the Touriga nacional.
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 Escanção Tinto from the Winery Nelas

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Escanção Tinto of Winery Nelas in the region of Beiras is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Nelas's Escanção Tinto.

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

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.

Last vintages of this wine

Escanção Tinto - 2008
In the top 100 of of Dão wines
Average rating: 3.111100

The best vintages of Escanção Tinto from Winery Nelas are 2008

Informations about the Winery Nelas

The winery offers 30 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Dão in the region of Beiras

The Winery Nelas is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Dão to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Beiras
In the top 15000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 2000 of of Dão wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 400000 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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The word of the wine: SGN

Selection of noble grains. Appellation reserved for a type of sweet wine produced in Alsace.

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