Caves do Freixo - Imperium Grande Escolha Tinto

Caves do FreixoImperium Grande Escolha Tinto

4.8
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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 world.
The Imperium Grande Escolha Tinto of Caves do Freixo is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Imperium Grande Escolha Tinto from the Caves do Freixo

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Imperium Grande Escolha Tinto of Caves do Freixo in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Details and technical informations about Caves do Freixo's Imperium Grande Escolha Tinto.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlese

Intraspecific crossing between sangiovese or nielluccio and merlot noir obtained in 1983 by the University of Bologna (Italy), registered since 2007 in the Italian Official Register of wine grape varieties... totally unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Imperium Grande Escolha Tinto - 2001
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5

The best vintages of Imperium Grande Escolha Tinto from Caves do Freixo are 2001

Informations about the Caves do Freixo

The winery offers 25 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Caves do Freixo is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 900 of of Portugal wines
In the top 350 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: Sulphites

Chemical compounds derived from sulphur (better known in the wine world as SO2) and used by winemakers for their antiseptic, antioxidant and antioxidant properties.

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