Wines from the Douro Valley: Passadouro Reserva

Douro Passadouro Reserva

Quinta do Passadouro, situate along the Pinhão river, near the Vale de Mendiz, is immersed in the heart of the Douro. Passadouro Reserve has the intense, concentrated colour amd a heat of ruby.

A particularly spiced aroma, vegetable and fresh, with black ripe fruits notes, and few mentohlated and resinous recall.

It shows sweet oak on the nose and a denser, tighter palate with crushed dark berry and cherry fruit supported by a firm backbone of sinewy tannins.

Passadouro is a wine that requires a refined palate, for its pronounced taste, And it is advised to let it settle, with a suggested maturing.

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Wines from the Douro Valley: Meandro Vale Meão Red

Douro Meandro Vale Meão Red

Douro is the wine-producing region per excellence. Its beverages, wines or porto, has unique features in its colors, flavor and taste. Quinta do Vale Meão has a legendary story, an estate considered one of the finest of the region. Founded in 1877 by the famous Adelaide Ferreira, today is owned by his grandson Francisco Olazabal. A red wine produced by this firm is a guarantee of high-class. Meandro Vale Meão Red has a warming liquoricey edge, good definition of red and black fruits, hints of black olive and an exhibition of an opaque ruby purple color. The wine consists of a blend of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and small amounts of other native grapes as Tinto Cão and Sousão. A medium bodied wine, with soft tannins, good acidity and a long length, that match great with red meats and creamy cheese.

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Wines from the Douro Valley: Crasto Red

Douro Crasto Red

Although Quinta do Castro can be interpreted like a latest winemaker that began his production during the nineteens, the truth is that the roots are planted strongly in the centuries: the earlier works go back up 1615.

Quinta do Castro has mastered the art of making red Douro table wine a thing of beauty.

With intense aromas of blackberries and raspberries on the nose, the palate is bursting with wild berry characters. Very ripe fruit with ample tannin and spice. The “castas” Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca gives at this wine a strong taste of spice that match great with Spanish cured meats or paella. Also good with strong types of cheese. 

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Wines from the Douro Valley: Quinta de La Rosa Red

Douro Quinta de La Rosa Red

In 1988 the owners of Quinta de la Rosa decided to stop selling their grapes and make their own wine instead, specializing in red wines. Quinta de la Rosa was one of the pioneers in this endeavor to produce world class table wines from the Douro Valley. The 2010 Quinta De La Rosa Douro Red begins with a strong aroma of succulent ripe and black fruits, citron, a note of chocolate and strong flavor of pepper. This is a big and delicious full-bodied wine with wonderful complexity. Well-balanced and structured, agreeable in mouth and elegant. A long and quiet finish, freshly. The oak aging is done to perfection adding all the right notes without overdoing it. The La Rosa delivers a smooth, silky and rich texture featuring concentrated, succulent fruit and layers of tasty spice.

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Wines from the Douro Valley: Papa Figos Red

Papa Figos Red

Papa Figos Red is produced with traditional grapes of the Douro region: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca and Tinta Roriz. A low cost wine that has a deep ruby-red hue, it shows an intense bouquet, with a prevalence of ripe red fruits and soft notes of cocoa, a characteristic of the vintages when the grapes achieve optimum maturation. The wine displays a fine complexity with notes of well-integrated oak ageing, the result of several years of maturation in top quality oak. The palate has a fine body, well-integrated acidity, fine-quality tannins and a conspicuous presence of ripe red fruits, with a balanced, harmonious finish.

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Wines from the Douro Valley: Terra a Terra Reserve Red

Terra a Terra Reserve Red

Winemakers of Quanta Terra understood that the quality of a drink is tied with the roots of the Douro Valley, sagacity that they follows since 1999.

This Reserve Red is produced with the 10% of Touriga Nacional and the remainder with the grapes of Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz. It's characterized by a smooth and vibrant sweet dark fruit taste, a hint of marmalade, slightly heat on the finish. A very-well balanced wine, reflecting the style of the producers, soft and easy to drink. Rich and sophisticated, with vibrant and well polished tannins, Reserve Red is worth considering, something new in the Douro wine collection. An ideal match for any traditional Portuguese cosine, particularly meat.   

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O Vinho Verde: Alvarinho Muros Antigos White

Verde Alvarinho Muros Antigos White

O Vinho Verde is unique in the world. A wine naturally fresh and soft, produced along the coast in the north of Portugal, from Oporto to the galician border. From this land we present the Muros Antigos, well-characterized by an extended variety of fruits among which pineapple, pear, apple, orange tangerine. An acute sense of smell will be able to perceive something cereal, a note of crumb. A ripe fruit taste is well asserted, substantial. As suggested by the name, for this drink has been chosen the Alvarinho grapes, that donate and high-acidity and a low alcohol strength, as well ass a long finish and a touch of citrus. Expressive and lively, this is an interesting wine with and excellent matching with fish.

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Wines from the Douro Valley: Assobio Red

Assobio Red

Assobio Red originates from the Esporão farms located in the Douro, immersed in Quinta dos Murças. Esporão’s efforts are combined with the uniquiness of the land of the Douro to create high-quality, authentic and lovely drinks that are both balanced and complex. This wine is produced with the finest Touriga Nacional, and other varieties of Tinta Roriz and Touriga Franca, tipical grapes from the Douro. With a limpid and ruby aspect, Assobio has an intense look and at the nose it is exciting with a middle-balanced intensity. An elegant palate will appreciate the red fruit and spicy notes, and in a reasonable way a presence of balsamic and floral aftertastes, especially eucalyptus. Supported by a structure of fine tannins, Assobio Red matches with elaborate strong meat dishes.

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