Red
Valpaços
Portugal
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Portuguese Red
- Country
- Portugal
- Appellation
- Trás-os-Montes
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
red meat · lamb · aged cheeses · stews
Rated vintages
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201490 pts
The wine comes from the high plateau north of the Douro. A field blend, the wine was trodden by foot in open stone lagars. That technique gives the wine its full, rich and open character. In contrast, the tannins and the bold fruit are very ripe, perhaps too much so, with the hi…