Winery Alves de SousaCaldas 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
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
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 wild boar stew in burgundy style, pesto pasta salad or moroccan tagine with lamb and cardoons.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alves de Sousa's Caldas Vinhas Velhas Old Vines.
Discover the grape variety: Couderc 13
A direct producer hybrid obtained by Georges Couderc by crossing Vitis Lincecumii (Buckley) with 162-5 Couderc, the latter having 3/4 blood of Vinifera-Rupestris. Today, like most hybrids, it has practically disappeared. It can still be found in a mixture in very old vineyards, the photographs below were taken in the Ardèche, on the border with the Gard, north of Saint Ambroix.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Caldas Vinhas Velhas Old Vines from Winery Alves de Sousa are 2015, 0
Informations about the Winery Alves de Sousa
The Winery Alves de Sousa is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 64 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.
The word of the wine: Classified growth
Place name or castle subject to a classification (Médoc classification of 1855, classified growths of Alsace...)
