Red
Quinta das Carvalhas
Portugal
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Touriga Nacional · Douro Blend
- Country
- Portugal
- Appellation
- Douro
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
red meats · lamb · aged cheeses · roasted dishes
Rated vintages
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201391 pts
Reliant on perfumed Touriga Nacional, this single estate wine is generous, ripe and full of black fruits. Richly tannic and structured, it has a serious side, firm and with good potential. Drink from 2018.
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201290 pts
With its classic blend of Douro grapes, this is a serious, structured wine from the heart of the valley. It has a leathery edge from dry tannins along with dense black fruit and wood aging flavors. It still needs cellaring, so drink from 2017.
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201189 pts
The quinta, on the south side of the Douro, has produced a firm, solid and structured wine. It has power, the tannins still dominating the juicy black fruits. With an earthy edge and still considerable acidity, this is a wine to age. Drink from 2016.