Winery Alves de Sousa - Tapadinha Grande Reserva

Winery Alves de SousaTapadinha Grande Reserva

4.2
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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 Tapadinha Grande Reserva 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 Tapadinha Grande Reserva from the Winery Alves de Sousa

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Tapadinha Grande Reserva of Winery Alves de Sousa in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Tapadinha Grande Reserva of Winery Alves de Sousa in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Alves de Sousa's Tapadinha Grande Reserva.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
15°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Tapadinha Grande Reserva - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Tapadinha Grande Reserva - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Tapadinha Grande Reserva - 2011
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110
Tapadinha Grande Reserva - 2009
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Tapadinha Grande Reserva - 2008
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Tapadinha Grande Reserva - 2007
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Tapadinha Grande Reserva from Winery Alves de Sousa are 2015, 2013, 2008, 2009 and 2007.

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 1500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 400 of of Douro wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 25000 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: Chai

Place where the wine-making process takes place.

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