Winery Vale da Corça Brunheda Vinhas Velhas
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca, the Tinto cão and the Touriga nacional.
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 Brunheda Vinhas Velhas from the Winery Vale da Corça
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In the mouth the Brunheda Vinhas Velhas of Winery Vale da Corça 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 Brunheda Vinhas Velhas of Winery Vale da Corça in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of oak.
Food and wine pairings with Brunheda Vinhas Velhas
Pairings that work perfectly with Brunheda Vinhas Velhas
Original food and wine pairings with Brunheda Vinhas Velhas
The Brunheda Vinhas Velhas of Winery Vale da Corça matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef strogonoff, lasagna bolognese or mouse of lamb with honey and thyme.
Details and technical informations about Winery Vale da Corça's Brunheda Vinhas Velhas.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca
Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Brunheda Vinhas Velhas from Winery Vale da Corça are 2017, 2011, 2000, 2005 and 2001.
Informations about the Winery Vale da Corça
The Winery Vale da Corça is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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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