Winery Castello d'Alba - Vinhas Velhas Tinto

Winery Castello d'AlbaVinhas Velhas Tinto

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Vinhas Velhas Tinto of Winery Castello d'Alba is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca, the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
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 Vinhas Velhas Tinto from the Winery Castello d'Alba

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Vinhas Velhas Tinto of Winery Castello d'Alba in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with earth taste

smoke, earthy

Wine with microbio taste

cream, cheese

On the nose the Vinhas Velhas Tinto of Winery Castello d'Alba in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black currant or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Castello d'Alba's Vinhas Velhas Tinto.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.

Last vintages of this wine

Vinhas Velhas Tinto - 2019
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Vinhas Velhas Tinto - 2018
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110
Vinhas Velhas Tinto - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110
Vinhas Velhas Tinto - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110
Vinhas Velhas Tinto - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Vinhas Velhas Tinto - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110
Vinhas Velhas Tinto - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Vinhas Velhas Tinto from Winery Castello d'Alba are 2019, 2015, 2018, 2017 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Castello d'Alba

The winery offers 19 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Rui Roboredo Madeira.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

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.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 1000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 400 of of Douro wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 20000 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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The word of the wine: Nebuchadnezzar

Bottle with a capacity of 15 litres.

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