Winery Dona BertaSousão Reserva Especial

Red wine of Douro of Duriense of Portugal

4.0

(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 Sousão Reserva Especial of Winery Dona Berta 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 Sousão Reserva Especial from the Winery Dona Berta

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Sousão Reserva Especial of Winery Dona Berta in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Earth

On the nose the Sousão Reserva Especial of Winery Dona Berta in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of earth.

Food and wine pairings with Sousão Reserva Especial

Pairings that work perfectly with Sousão Reserva Especial

Original food and wine pairings with Sousão Reserva Especial

Pasta

The Sousão Reserva Especial of Winery Dona Berta matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of greek moussaka, pasta with tuna and tomato sauce or baked lamb neck on a bed of vegetables and grapes.

Details and technical informations about Winery Dona Berta's Sousão Reserva Especial.

Winery

Winery Dona Berta

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

14.5°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Crouchen

Crouchen blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Pyrénées-Atlantiques). 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 to medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. Crouchen blanc can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Armagnac.

Last vintages of this wine

Sousão Reserva Especial - 2013

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 3.7

Sousão Reserva Especial - 2011

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 4.1

The best vintages of Sousão Reserva Especial from Winery Dona Berta are 2011, 2013

Informations about the Winery Dona Berta

The winery offers 19 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.

It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Dona Berta is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 5500 of of Portugal wines

In the top 2000 of of Douro wines

In the top 70000 of red wines

In the top 150000 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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