Winery Dow's - Vale do Bomfim Reserva Douro

Winery Dow'sVale do Bomfim Reserva Douro

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Vale do Bomfim Reserva Douro of Winery Dow's is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Pinot noir and the Tinta Barroca.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Vale do Bomfim Reserva Douro from the Winery Dow's

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Vale do Bomfim Reserva Douro of Winery Dow's in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Vale do Bomfim Reserva Douro of Winery Dow's in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or dried fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Dow's's Vale do Bomfim Reserva Douro.

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

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Last vintages of this wine

Vale do Bomfim Reserva Douro - 2011
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Vale do Bomfim Reserva Douro - 2009
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Vale do Bomfim Reserva Douro - 2008
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Vale do Bomfim Reserva Douro from Winery Dow's are 2009, 2011, 2008

Informations about the Winery Dow's

The winery offers 59 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This winery is part of the Symington Family Estates.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Dow's is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 9000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 650 of of Douro wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 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: Cord

Management of trellised vines.

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