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Synonyms
Tinta Barroca is a red grape variety, with its roots in Douro, Portugal.
The wines show medium-full body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
The tasting note runs to ripe blackberry, plum, cherry, spice, earth and herbal.
It is planted most seriously in Douro and Swartland.
In the vineyard it is marked by mid ripening, high vigour and a preference for cooler, higher slopes.
It blends readily with Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Pinotage.
On other labels it goes by Tinta Barocca and Boca de Mina.
At the table it suits rump steak with grilled vegetables, churrasco beef and slow-roasted pork shoulder.
The structure.
Where it grows.
Blends well with.
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Touriga Franca
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Tinta Roriz
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Pinotage
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Tinta Roriz
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Touriga Franca
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Pinotage
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Food pairings.
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rump steak with grilled vegetables
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churrasco beef
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slow-roasted pork shoulder
Also labelled.
Tinta Barocca, Boca de Mina.
Bottles to look for.
- A.A. Badenhorst 'Sk'Windjiesvlei' Tinta Barocca, Swartland, South Africa
- Allesverloren Tinta Barocca Rose, Swartland, South Africa
- Allesverloren Tinta Barocca, Swartland, South Africa
- Barao de Vilar Vilarissa Valley 17, Douro, Portugal
- Beaumont Cape Vintage, Bot River, South Africa
- Beaumont Raoul's Red Old Basket Press, Bot River, South Africa
- Bergsig Estate Cape LBV, Breedekloof, South Africa
- BLANKbottle '1st Eulogy' Red, Walker Bay, South Africa
Tinta Barroca: common questions
01.What does Tinta Barroca taste like?+
Tinta Barroca tastes of ripe blackberry, plum, cherry, spice, earth and herbal. The wines show medium-full body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.Where is Tinta Barroca from?+
Tinta Barroca originates in Douro, Portugal.
03.Where is Tinta Barroca grown?+
The key regions for Tinta Barroca are Douro and Swartland.
04.What food pairs with Tinta Barroca?+
Pour it with rump steak with grilled vegetables, churrasco beef and slow-roasted pork shoulder.
05.What else is Tinta Barroca called?+
Tinta Barroca is also labelled Tinta Barocca and Boca de Mina.
Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Portugal.