Winery Alves de Sousa Caldas Vinhas Velhas Old Vines
Red wine
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 Caldas Vinhas Velhas Old Vines from the Winery Alves de Sousa
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Smooth
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Tannic
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In the mouth the Caldas Vinhas Velhas Old Vines of Winery Alves de Sousa in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Food and wine pairings with Caldas Vinhas Velhas Old Vines
Pairings that work perfectly with Caldas Vinhas Velhas Old Vines
Original food and wine pairings with Caldas Vinhas Velhas Old Vines
The Caldas Vinhas Velhas Old Vines of Winery Alves de Sousa matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of tournedos rossini with port sauce, pistou soup complete or tanjia (lamb shoulder confit).
Details and technical informations about Winery Alves de Sousa's Caldas Vinhas Velhas Old Vines.
Discover the grape variety: Mondeuse blanche
Haute-Savoie finds in Mondeuse blanche one of the oldest grape varieties planted in its vineyards. It can be found throughout Savoie and Ain, although its cultivation is not very well developed. Barely 5 hectares of vineyards are planted with this variety. It is known by other names such as savouette, dongine, couilleri or aigre blanc. Mondeuse blanche can be recognized by the downy appearance of its young shoots bearing very tan leaves, reminiscent of spider webs. The leaf blade tends to lose its tan appearance as it ages, while the 5 lobes are clearly defined. Mondeuse blanche produces bunches of grapes that give a wine with good acidity and a long shelf life, which can be kept for up to thirty years. They appear compact, cylindrical and winged. The juicy, sweet and crunchy berries ripen in the second late season. The golden yellow or green skin is quite strong, covering an ovoid or spherical fruit of medium size.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Caldas Vinhas Velhas Old Vines from Winery Alves de Sousa are 2015
Informations about the Winery Alves de Sousa
The Winery Alves de Sousa is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 52 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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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Quality of a delicate and elegant wine.
