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 pot roast, pasta with goat cheese, thyme and bacon or lamb stew with melting peppers.
Details and technical informations about Winery Casa de Vila Nova's Visconde de Garcez Vinhas Velhas Douro.
Discover the grape variety: Couderc noir
Natural interspecific crossing between Jaeger 70 (Vitis Rupestris x Vitis Lincecumii) and an unknown Vitis Vinifera discovered by Eugène Contassot, the seeds from this crossing having been offered to/seeded by Georges Couderc. This direct-producing hybrid was the most widely planted, particularly in the south of France. There are still a few strains in production today, but it is practically no longer multiplied, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A1. - Synonymy: Couderc 7120, Contassot 20 (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).
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: Dosage
The addition of sugar in the form of expedition liquor to a sparkling wine after disgorgement.
