Winery Castello d'AlbaVinhas Velhas Tinto
Red wine
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
On the nose the Vinhas Velhas Tinto of Winery Castello d'Alba in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry.
Food and wine pairings with Vinhas Velhas Tinto
Pairings that work perfectly with Vinhas Velhas Tinto
Original food and wine pairings with Vinhas Velhas Tinto
The Vinhas Velhas Tinto of Winery Castello d'Alba matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust or lamb biryani.
Details and technical informations about Winery Castello d'Alba's Vinhas Velhas Tinto.
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
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 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: Double magnum (or Marie-Jeanne)
Bottle with a capacity of 3 litres.
