Winery Alves de Sousa - Qta. Vale da Raposa Grande Escolha

Winery Alves de SousaQta. Vale da Raposa Grande Escolha

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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 Qta. Vale da Raposa Grande Escolha of Winery Alves de Sousa is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Tinto cão and the Touriga nacional.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Qta. Vale da Raposa Grande Escolha from the Winery Alves de Sousa

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Qta. Vale da Raposa Grande Escolha of Winery Alves de Sousa in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Qta. Vale da Raposa Grande Escolha of Winery Alves de Sousa in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Alves de Sousa's Qta. Vale da Raposa Grande Escolha.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Tinto cão

- Origin : Most certainly from the north of Portugal, it is a very old grape variety, present for a very long time in the Douro Valley where it is very often associated with other grape varieties to produce the famous Port. It can also be found in the United States (California, etc.), Australia, Spain, Mexico, etc.

Last vintages of this wine

Qta. Vale da Raposa Grande Escolha - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Qta. Vale da Raposa Grande Escolha - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Qta. Vale da Raposa Grande Escolha - 2006
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110
Qta. Vale da Raposa Grande Escolha - 2003
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Qta. Vale da Raposa Grande Escolha - 2000
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Qta. Vale da Raposa Grande Escolha - 1998
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Qta. Vale da Raposa Grande Escolha from Winery Alves de Sousa are 2015, 1998, 2006, 2013 and 2000.

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 15 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.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 2000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 600 of of Douro wines
In the top 25000 of red wines
In the top 35000 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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The word of the wine: Tartar (deposit)

White, chalky deposits that occur as a result of precipitation inside bottles and are often considered by consumers as a defect. They are in fact tartaric salts formed by tartaric acid, potassium and calcium naturally present in the wine. This deposit does not alter the quality of the wine and can be eliminated by a simple decanting.

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