Red
Beyra Superior
Portugal
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Portuguese Red
- Country
- Portugal
- Appellation
- Beira Interior
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
red meats · roast lamb · hard cheeses · wild boar
Rated vintages
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201393 pts
A field blend of grapes from old vines plus a year in wood have given this wine both structure and concentration. Dark fruits, firm tannins and acidity are all present in this complex, age-worthy wine. It comes from vineyards just south of the Douro, grown on granite soils at a…
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201293 pts
Structured and still very young, this richly exuberant wine is bursting to get beyond its tannins. The black fruits and dark texture are piled high and laced with intense acidity. It has the mineral character that seems often to appear in wines from the remote, mountainous Beira…