Winery Alves de SousaCaldas Vinhas Velhas Old Vines

Red wine of Douro of Duriense of Portugal

4.2

(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 Caldas Vinhas Velhas Old Vines of Winery Alves de Sousa 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 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

Pasta

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 stuffed zucchini, pasta with asparagus and chicken or lamb stew with melting peppers.

Details and technical informations about Winery Alves de Sousa's Caldas Vinhas Velhas Old Vines.

Winery

Winery Alves de Sousa

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Melon blanc et rouge

Very old Burgundian grape variety. According to published genetic analyses, it is the result of a natural cross between Pinot and Gouais, which are the same parents of Gamay. Melon can be found in Germany, Croatia, Bulgaria, ... in France it is nowadays mostly multiplied in the Loire Valley, registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Caldas Vinhas Velhas Old Vines - 2015

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 4.2

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 offers 70 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

It is in the top 45 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

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.

In the top 15000 of of Portugal wines

In the top 3500 of of Douro wines

In the top 200000 of red wines

In the top 300000 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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