Winery Casa de Vila NovaVisconde de Garcez Vinhas Velhas Douro
Red wine
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 Visconde de Garcez Vinhas Velhas Douro from the Winery Casa de Vila Nova
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Visconde de Garcez Vinhas Velhas Douro of Winery Casa de Vila Nova in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Visconde de Garcez Vinhas Velhas Douro
Pairings that work perfectly with Visconde de Garcez Vinhas Velhas Douro
Original food and wine pairings with Visconde de Garcez Vinhas Velhas Douro
The Visconde de Garcez Vinhas Velhas Douro of Winery Casa de Vila Nova matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beer goulash, one pot pasta with creamy chicken farfalle or leg of lamb with baked potatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Casa de Vila Nova's Visconde de Garcez Vinhas Velhas Douro.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Cortis
Interspecific cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Solaris (Merzling x Geisenheim 6493 (Zarya Severa x Muscat Ottonel)) made in 1982 by Norbert Becker of the Freiburg Research Institute in Germany. It has the particularity of having only one gene for resistance to mildew and powdery mildew. It can be found in the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, etc., but is still little known in France. Note that Cabernet-Carol has the same parents.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Visconde de Garcez Vinhas Velhas Douro from Winery Casa de Vila Nova are 2016, 2013, 0, 2015
Informations about the Winery Casa de Vila Nova
The Winery Casa de Vila Nova is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 30 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: Basic wine
Dry, still wine intended for the production of sparkling wines (champagne, crémants, etc.). The basic wines undergo a second fermentation in the bottle for the production of carbon dioxide, and therefore of bubbles.
