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Porca de Murça, Douro - 2006 (750)

Item # 13260

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Color: Red
Vintage: 2006
Country: Portugal
Region: Douro
Producer: Porca de Murça
Grape Variety: Touriga Nacional

Bottle Price: $6.99
Case of 6: $37.75

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Tasting Notes

Made from a blend of indigenous Port grapes in the Douro Valley. This is a still red wine with very forward cherry fruit aromas and a soft backbone of earthy tannins. Drinks very well with hearty, meat-based dishes.

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Portugal

The Dão and the Douro are the most important regions as far as red Portuguese table wine is concerned. Douro wines tend to be a bit fuller and fleshier than their Dão counterparts, which are generally lighter and higher in acidity. Reds from both regions are dense, rustic, and well-balanced. They also show their terroir quite clearly, and represent a great alternative to the modern fruit-driven...
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