Winery Castello d'AlbaDouro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva Branco
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Douro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva Branco from the Winery Castello d'Alba
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Douro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva Branco of Winery Castello d'Alba in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Douro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva Branco of Winery Castello d'Alba in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Douro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva Branco
Pairings that work perfectly with Douro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva Branco
Original food and wine pairings with Douro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva Branco
The Douro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva Branco of Winery Castello d'Alba matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of scallops on a bed of leeks, aperitif puff pastries (cheese matches, puff pastries with... or fish with tomato and zucchini sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Castello d'Alba's Douro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva Branco.
Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese
Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Douro Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva Branco from Winery Castello d'Alba are 2016, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2014.
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.
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