The Winery Alves de Sousa of Douro of Duriense

Winery Alves de Sousa
The winery offers 66 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 11 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Alves de Sousa is one of the world's great estates. It offers 66 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Alves de Sousa wines

Looking for the best Winery Alves de Sousa wines in Douro among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Alves de Sousa wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Alves de Sousa wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Alves de Sousa

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Alves de Sousa

How Winery Alves de Sousa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), leek pie or lamb tagine with honey and dried fruits.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Alves de Sousa

On the nose the red wine of Winery Alves de Sousa. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of butter, earthy or blackberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Alves de Sousa. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Alves de Sousa

  • 1994With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.16/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Alves de Sousa.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinta Amarela
  • Tinto Cao
  • Tinta Barroca

Discovering 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 top natural sweet wines of Winery Alves de Sousa

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Alves de Sousa

How Winery Alves de Sousa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or sweet desserts such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, gratin of fresh chard (green and ribs) or homemade cookies.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Alves de Sousa

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Alves de Sousa. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the natural sweet wine of Winery Alves de Sousa. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Alves de Sousa

  • 2016With an average score of 4.57/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.26/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Alves de Sousa.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinto Cao
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Touriga Franca
  • Touriga Francesa
  • Souzao

Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca

Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.

The top white wines of Winery Alves de Sousa

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Alves de Sousa

How Winery Alves de Sousa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of festive sea pot, steamed carrots with saffron or gratin of cod with spinach.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Alves de Sousa

On the nose the white wine of Winery Alves de Sousa. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, beeswax or apples and sometimes also flavors of honey, non oak or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Alves de Sousa. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Alves de Sousa

  • 2006With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.94/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Alves de Sousa.

  • Gouveio
  • Malvasia Fina
  • Viosinho
  • Rabigato
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Avesso

The word of the wine: Serious

A Bordeaux term for small pebbles from the Pyrenees, eroded, rounded and transported by the Garonne to Aquitaine. They are mainly found on the left bank in the area.... known as the Graves, and further downstream in the Médoc. By extension, gravel is found in other regions, brought by other rivers or even glaciers.

The top pink wines of Winery Alves de Sousa

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Alves de Sousa

How Winery Alves de Sousa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of homemade italian lasagna or veal cutlets with savoy tomme.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Alves de Sousa

  • 0With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Alves de Sousa.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz

Discover the grape variety: Gouveio

Discover the grape variety: Rabigato

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