Winery Colinas de São Lourenço - Principal Grande Reserva Branco

Winery Colinas de São LourençoPrincipal Grande Reserva Branco

4.5
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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 Principal Grande Reserva Branco of Winery Colinas de São Lourenço is a white wine from the region of Bairrada of Beiras.
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.
The Principal Grande Reserva Branco of the Winery Colinas de São Lourenço is in the top 40 of wines of Bairrada.

Taste structure of the Principal Grande Reserva Branco from the Winery Colinas de São Lourenço

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Principal Grande Reserva Branco of Winery Colinas de São Lourenço in the region of Beiras is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Principal Grande Reserva Branco of Winery Colinas de São Lourenço in the region of Beiras often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or citrus fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Colinas de São Lourenço's Principal Grande Reserva Branco.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Principal Grande Reserva Branco - 2011
In the top 40 of of Bairrada wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Principal Grande Reserva Branco - 2010
In the top 40 of of Bairrada wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Principal Grande Reserva Branco from Winery Colinas de São Lourenço are 2011, 2010

Informations about the Winery Colinas de São Lourenço

The winery offers 18 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Bairrada in the region of Beiras

The Winery Colinas de São Lourenço is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Bairrada to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Beiras
In the top 500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 45 of of Bairrada wines
In the top 1500 of white wines
In the top 10000 wines of the world

The wine region of Bairrada

The wine region of Bairrada is located in the region of Beiras of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Colinas de São Lourenço or the Domaine Cantanhede produce mainly wines red, sparkling and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bairrada are Baga, Touriga nacional and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bairrada often reveals types of flavors of non oak, honeysuckle or ripe strawberries and sometimes also flavors of white pepper, oil or gooseberry.


The wine region of Beiras

Beiras (Beira) is a traditional administrative region in the northern half of Portugal. It is also the name of the IGP, or Indicacoes Geograficas Protegidas, wine classification (formerly known as Vinho Regional) which covers the region as a whole. A wide range of wines are made in Beiras – red wines from the region are typically Rich, deeply colored wines made from Baga, Castelão, Rufete (Tinto Pinheira), Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Touriga Nacional, and are sometimes fortified to emulate their more famous Oporto cousins. Whites are most often based on Fernão Pires and Bical, the latter being a small-berried variety with the affectionate nickname Borrado das Moscaos ('fly droppings').

News related to this wine

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The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

The word of the wine: Cryptogamic

Refers to diseases transmitted to plants by a fungus.

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