Winery D. Graça - Grande Reserva Sousão

Winery D. GraçaGrande Reserva Sousão

4.1
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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 Grande Reserva Sousão of Winery D. Graça is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
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 Grande Reserva Sousão from the Winery D. Graça

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Grande Reserva Sousão of Winery D. Graça 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 Grande Reserva Sousão of Winery D. Graça in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery D. Graça's Grande Reserva Sousão.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.4°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Limnio

Certainly the oldest of the Greek grape varieties, it is given as having its first origins on the island of Lemnos or Limnos in the northern Aegean Sea, today much more cultivated in the northern part of Greece. It should not be confused with limniona, also of Greek origin, and to aggravate the confusion has as synonym limnio. Limnio can also be found in Romania, Italy, Germany, ... in France almost unknown.

Last vintages of this wine

Grande Reserva Sousão - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Grande Reserva Sousão - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Grande Reserva Sousão - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Grande Reserva Sousão - 2011
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Grande Reserva Sousão from Winery D. Graça are 2014, 2015, 2011, 2013

Informations about the Winery D. Graça

The winery offers 25 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
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 D. Graça is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 1500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 450 of of Douro wines
In the top 20000 of red wines
In the top 25000 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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