Winery Adega Camolas - Grande Escolha

Winery Adega CamolasGrande Escolha

4.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Grande Escolha of Winery Adega Camolas is a red wine from the region of Palmela of Península de Setúbal.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Grande Escolha of the Winery Adega Camolas is in the top 20 of wines of Palmela.

Taste structure of the Grande Escolha from the Winery Adega Camolas

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Grande Escolha of Winery Adega Camolas in the region of Península de Setúbal is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Grande Escolha of Winery Adega Camolas in the region of Península de Setúbal often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Adega Camolas's Grande Escolha.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
15°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Optima

Intraspecific crossing between sylvaner x riesling (perhaps rieslaner) and müller-thurgau obtained in 1930 by Peter Morio (1887-1960) and Bernhard Husfeld (1900-1970) at the Siebeldingen Research Institute (Palatinate) in Germany. It can be found in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, Hungary, England, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, ... very little known in France. Note that Optima is the mother of the Orion grape variety.

Last vintages of this wine

Grande Escolha - 2017
In the top 20 of of Palmela wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Grande Escolha - 2016
In the top 20 of of Palmela wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Grande Escolha - 2015
In the top 20 of of Palmela wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Grande Escolha from Winery Adega Camolas are 2017, 2016, 2015

Informations about the Winery Adega Camolas

The winery offers 33 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Palmela in the region of Península de Setúbal

The Winery Adega Camolas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Palmela to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Península de Setúbal
In the top 1500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 20 of of Palmela wines
In the top 20000 of red wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

The wine region of Palmela

The wine region of Palmela is located in the region of Península de Setúbal of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Casa Ermelinda Freitas or the Domaine Horácio Simões produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Palmela are Touriga nacional, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Fernao Pires, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Palmela often reveals types of flavors of citrus, mango or butter and sometimes also flavors of green apple, minerality or apricot.


The wine region of Península de Setúbal

Setúbal Peninsula (also known as Península de Setúbal) is the Portuguese wine region immediately southeast of Lisbon, across the Tejo estuary. The Terroir in the area ranges from sandy coastal plains to the craggy, limestone-rich Serra Arribida hills. The area is known for its Dry red wines made from Castelão, and for its fortified wines and Sweet Moscatel de Setúbal. The wines produced here are made under three titles: two DOCs, Palmela and Setúbal, and one IGP.

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The word of the wine: Claret

Name given by the English to the red wine of Bordeaux.

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