Winery Woodbridge by Robert MondaviWinemaker's Selection Portacinco
Natural sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca, the Tinto cão, the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Winemaker's Selection Portacinco of Winery Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak.
Food and wine pairings with Winemaker's Selection Portacinco
Pairings that work perfectly with Winemaker's Selection Portacinco
Original food and wine pairings with Winemaker's Selection Portacinco
The Winemaker's Selection Portacinco of Winery Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of ramen burger or mushroom and cured ham quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi's Winemaker's Selection Portacinco.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca
Intensely coloured, warm reds, sun-drenched with generous alcohol, with aromas of red and black candied fruits, plum, gentle spices and cocoa notes. Ripe tannins and a broad palate. Traditional partner of touriga nacional and touriga franca in the blends of great Port wines (especially Tawny and Ruby) and modern dry Douro DOC. Native Portuguese variety from the Douro and Trás-os-Montes.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Winemaker's Selection Portacinco from Winery Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi are 1999, 0, 2001
Informations about the Winery Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi
The Winery Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 65 wines for sale in the of Lodi to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lodi
Self-proclaimed world capital of Zinfandel (>40% of premium Californian production): old-vine red king (plantings from 1888) — opulent and jammy with notes of blackberry, plum, raspberry, pepper, liquorice and a tobacco touch, coated tannins. Cabernet, Syrah, Merlot, Tempranillo, Albariño, Barbera and Primitivo in the palette (>100 grapes). Viognier and Chardonnay in whites. Central Californian AVA (1986) east of the bay, Mediterranean climate tempered by the delta.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Velouté
Said of a wine that is soft and caressing in the mouth.
