Winery José Maria da Fonseca - Domini Douro

Winery José Maria da FonsecaDomini Douro

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Domini Douro of Winery José Maria da Fonseca is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Tempranillo.
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 Domini Douro from the Winery José Maria da Fonseca

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Domini Douro of Winery José Maria da Fonseca 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 Domini Douro of Winery José Maria da Fonseca in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery José Maria da Fonseca's Domini Douro.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.3°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Domini Douro - 2018
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Domini Douro - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Domini Douro - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Domini Douro - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Domini Douro - 2012
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Domini Douro - 2011
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110
Domini Douro - 2010
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Domini Douro from Winery José Maria da Fonseca are 2011, 2008, 2018, 2015 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery José Maria da Fonseca

The winery offers 165 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 55 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery José Maria da Fonseca is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 106 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 7500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 350 of of Douro wines
In the top 100000 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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