Winery Lacrau - Old Vines Tinto

Winery LacrauOld Vines Tinto

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Old Vines Tinto of Winery Lacrau is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
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 Old Vines Tinto from the Winery Lacrau

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Old Vines Tinto of Winery Lacrau 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 Old Vines Tinto of Winery Lacrau in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lacrau's Old Vines Tinto.

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

Discover the grape variety: Artaban

Wine grape variety of the INRA-Resdur1 series with polygenic resistance (two genes for mildew and powdery mildew have been identified) resulting from an interspecific cross, obtained in 2000, between Mtp 3082-1-42 (one of its parents is Vitis rotundifolia, which is resistant to Pierce's disease, mildew, grey rot, etc.) and Regent. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Old Vines Tinto - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Old Vines Tinto - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110
Old Vines Tinto - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Old Vines Tinto - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Old Vines Tinto - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Old Vines Tinto from Winery Lacrau are 2017, 2016, 2013, 2015 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Lacrau

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Lacrau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 2000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 650 of of Douro wines
In the top 25000 of red wines
In the top 40000 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: Extra-dry

Champagne with between 12 and 20 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).

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