Winery Alves de SousaVale da Raposa Reserva Branco

White wine of Douro of Duriense of Portugal

3.8

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Vale da Raposa Reserva Branco of Winery Alves de Sousa is a white wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.

Taste structure of the Vale da Raposa Reserva Branco from the Winery Alves de Sousa

Light		Bold
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Vale da Raposa Reserva Branco of Winery Alves de Sousa in the region of Duriense is a with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Oak

Food and wine pairings with Vale da Raposa Reserva Branco

Pairings that work perfectly with Vale da Raposa Reserva Branco

Original food and wine pairings with Vale da Raposa Reserva Branco

Cured meat

The Vale da Raposa Reserva Branco of Winery Alves de Sousa matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of paella for dummies (simple and delicious), steamed carrots with saffron or blanquette with 2 fish and seafood.

Details and technical informations about Winery Alves de Sousa's Vale da Raposa Reserva Branco.

Winery

Winery Alves de Sousa

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

12.5°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Gold

Intraspecific crossing between A 3-94 (Hamburg Muscat x Sultana) and California K 3-78 (Hamburg Muscat x Queen of the Vines) obtained in the United States (California) in 1958 by Harold Paul Olmo (1909/2006). It can also be found in Greece, Cyprus, etc.

Last vintages of this wine

Vale da Raposa Reserva Branco - 2017

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 3.7

Vale da Raposa Reserva Branco - 2016

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 3.7

Vale da Raposa Reserva Branco - 2015

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 4

The best vintages of Vale da Raposa Reserva Branco from Winery Alves de Sousa are 2015, 2017, 2016

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 3000 of of Douro wines

In the top 65000 of white wines

In the top 250000 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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