Winery Herdade Grande - Sousão

Winery Herdade GrandeSousão

4.3
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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 Sousão of Winery Herdade Grande is a red wine from the region of Alentejano.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Sousão from the Winery Herdade Grande

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Sousão of Winery Herdade Grande in the region of Alentejano is a powerful.

Details and technical informations about Winery Herdade Grande's Sousão.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Charmont

Intraspecific crossing between Chasselas and Chardonnay, obtained in 1965 by Jean-Louis Simon and selected by André Jacquinet at the Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil research station (Switzerland). This grape variety is known and cultivated in Switzerland, but it can also be found in Hungary, Germany, Italy, etc., and is virtually unknown in France. With the same parents, Jean-Louis Simon also obtained the doral.

Last vintages of this wine

Sousão - 2018
In the top 100 of of Alentejano wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Sousão - 2017
In the top 100 of of Alentejano wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Sousão from Winery Herdade Grande are 2017, 2018

Informations about the Winery Herdade Grande

The winery offers 32 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Alentejano

The Winery Herdade Grande is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Alentejano to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Alentejano
In the top 9500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 2000 of of Alentejano wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Alentejano

Tejo">Alentejo is a well-known, highly respected wine region in eastern Portugal. This hot, Dry area covers approximately a third of the country and is best known for its red wine, the best of which are sold under the and Alentejo DOC (Denominacao de Origem Controlada) title. Wine from Alentejo is typically made from Aragonez (Tempranillo), Castelao, Trincadeira or a Rich, ripe, jammy blend of the three. Antao Vaz is the white variety of choice here, producing a good level of Acidity and tropical fruit flavors.

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Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

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The word of the wine: Anthocyanins

Phenolic compounds present in the skin of grapes that give colour to red wines during maceration.

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