This is what good wine from the Tinta Cão grape tastes like

Tinta Cão is a high-quality grape used mainly for Port in Portugal's Douro valley. It gives the wine deep color, power, finesse and a fine aroma of red fruit and flowers.

Tinta Cão grows not only in the Douro valley but also in the slightly more southerly Dão region. Although everyone agrees it is qualitatively one of the most important grapes for Port, it isn't planted much. Some winemakers make dry wine from Tinta Cão. That isn't easy, since it is a difficult grape - comparable to Baga, which also occasionally gives Portuguese winemakers headaches.