Winery Álvaro Martinho Lopes - Mafarrico A Minha Vinha Tinto

Winery Álvaro Martinho Lopes Mafarrico A Minha Vinha Tinto

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 Mafarrico A Minha Vinha Tinto of Winery Álvaro Martinho Lopes is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Mafarrico A Minha Vinha Tinto from the Winery Álvaro Martinho Lopes

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Mafarrico A Minha Vinha Tinto of Winery Álvaro Martinho Lopes in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Álvaro Martinho Lopes's Mafarrico A Minha Vinha Tinto.

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

Discover the grape variety: Nosiola

This is an ancient indigenous variety that has been cultivated for a long time in the north-east of Italy, particularly in the Trentino-Alto Adige region, although it has been somewhat neglected. It is related to rèze and groppello bianco, but should not be confused with veneto durella. The Nosiola can be found in Spain, Australia, ... in France it is almost unknown.

Last vintages of this wine

Mafarrico A Minha Vinha Tinto - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.4 1 1 1 1 0
Mafarrico A Minha Vinha Tinto - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.4 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of Mafarrico A Minha Vinha Tinto from Winery Álvaro Martinho Lopes are 2016, 2015

Informations about the Winery Álvaro Martinho Lopes

The winery offers 4 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Álvaro Martinho Lopes is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 2500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 850 of of Douro wines
In the top 35000 of red wines
In the top 50000 wines of the world

The wine region of Douro

The wine region of Douro is located in the region of Duriense of Portugal. We currently count 1110 estates and châteaux in the of Douro, producing 4307 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Douro go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Duriense

Duriense is a Portuguese wine region covering the same area as the Douro DOC and the Port wine region. In difference from Douro DOC, Duriense VR is a designation at the lower Vinho Regional (VR) level, which corresponds to table wines with a geographical indication under European Union wine regulations, similar to a French vin de pays region. Thus, it is the simpler or less typical wines of the Douro region that are sold using a Duriense VR label. Before the creation of a separate Duriense VR, the Douro vineyards were Part of the former Transmontano/tras-os-montes">Trás-os-Montes VR, which is now called Transmontano VR and no longer includes the Douro vineyards.

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