Winery Vale da Corça - Brunheda Branco

Winery Vale da Corça Brunheda Branco

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Brunheda Branco of Winery Vale da Corça is a white wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.

Taste structure of the Brunheda Branco from the Winery Vale da Corça

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Brunheda Branco of Winery Vale da Corça in the region of Duriense is a with a nice freshness.

Details and technical informations about Winery Vale da Corça's Brunheda Branco.

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

Discover the grape variety: Hibou blanc

A very old grape variety once cultivated in Savoy, now endangered. It is not the white form of the black owl.

Last vintages of this wine

Brunheda Branco - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0
Brunheda Branco - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.5 1 1 1 0.5 0
Brunheda Branco - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3 1 1 1 0 0

The best vintages of Brunheda Branco from Winery Vale da Corça are 2016, 2014, 2013

Informations about the Winery Vale da Corça

The winery offers 22 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Vale da Corça is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 20000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 5000 of of Douro wines
In the top 150000 of white wines
In the top 500000 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: Friendly

Said of a wine whose aspects are pleasant and not too marked.

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