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Alfrocheiro Preto - Tinta Roriz - Touriga

Alfrocheiro Preto - Tinta Roriz - Touriga wine guide: what this red grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
Red
Body
Medium-full
Origin
Portugal
Top region
Dão
1
Key regions
3
Pairings

Alfrocheiro Preto - Tinta Roriz - Touriga is a red blend rather than a single variety, with its roots in Dão, Portugal.

The wines show medium-full body, medium tannin, medium-high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to red berry, dark fruit, sweet spice, leather, tobacco and earth.

It is planted most seriously in Dão.

In the vineyard it is marked by early ripening.

At the table it suits pork marinated with clams and sweet peppers, barbecue lamb with rosemary and roasted garlic and aged cheddar cheese.

Rewards decades in the cellar.

The structure.

Body
Medium-full
Tannin
Medium
Acidity
Medium-high
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
red berrydark fruitsweet spice
Aromas
leathertobaccoearth
Styles
red

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 Pork marinated with clams and sweet peppers
02 Barbecue lamb with rosemary and roasted garlic
03 Aged cheddar cheese

Bottles to look for.

  • Alvaro Castro Tinto, Dao, Portugal
  • Boas Quintas 'Opta' Tinto, Dao, Portugal
  • Boas Quintas Gandarada Tinto, Dao, Portugal
  • Caminhos Cruzados 'Titular' Reserva, Dao, Portugal
  • Casa da Passarella 'A Descoberta' Tinto, Dao, Portugal
  • Casa da Passarella 'Somontes' Tinto, Dao, Portugal
  • Casa da Passarella Colheita Tinto, Dao, Portugal
  • Casa de Mouraz Tinto, Dao, Portugal

Alfrocheiro Preto - Tinta Roriz - Touriga: common questions

01.
What does Alfrocheiro Preto - Tinta Roriz - Touriga taste like?
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Alfrocheiro Preto - Tinta Roriz - Touriga tastes of red berry, dark fruit, sweet spice, leather, tobacco and earth. The wines show medium-full body, medium tannin, medium-high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Alfrocheiro Preto - Tinta Roriz - Touriga from?
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Alfrocheiro Preto - Tinta Roriz - Touriga originates in Dão, Portugal.
03.
Where is Alfrocheiro Preto - Tinta Roriz - Touriga grown?
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The key regions for Alfrocheiro Preto - Tinta Roriz - Touriga are Dão.
04.
What food pairs with Alfrocheiro Preto - Tinta Roriz - Touriga?
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Pour it with pork marinated with clams and sweet peppers, barbecue lamb with rosemary and roasted garlic and aged cheddar cheese.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Portugal.

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