Winery Castello d'AlbaDouro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva
Red wine
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 Douro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva from the Winery Castello d'Alba
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Douro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva of Winery Castello d'Alba 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 Douro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva of Winery Castello d'Alba in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Douro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva
Pairings that work perfectly with Douro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva
Original food and wine pairings with Douro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva
The Douro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva of Winery Castello d'Alba matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef fillet in a crust, pasta with tuna and tomato or moussaka with spices.
Details and technical informations about Winery Castello d'Alba's Douro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva.
Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional
Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Douro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva from Winery Castello d'Alba are 2019, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Castello d'Alba
The Winery Castello d'Alba is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 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: Decanter
1) Glass container with a narrow neck used to aerate or decant the wine. 2) Decanter wines: wines that are drunk young and that were once drawn directly from the barrel. For example, some Muscadets or Beaujolais.
