Winery Lacrau - Vinhas Velhas Branco

Winery LacrauVinhas Velhas Branco

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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 Vinhas Velhas Branco of Winery Lacrau is a white wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.

Taste structure of the Vinhas Velhas Branco from the Winery Lacrau

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Vinhas Velhas Branco of Winery Lacrau in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Vinhas Velhas Branco of Winery Lacrau in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lacrau's Vinhas Velhas Branco.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cornichon blanc

A very old variety that has been multiplied in many Mediterranean wine-producing countries, due to the fact that its grapes ripen quite late. It is only in Italy and Greece that it still occupies a significant area. In France, it is only found among amateur gardeners and/or collectors. By its foliage in particular, the white gherkin is different from the purple gherkin this last one is given as very little sensitive to the grey rot.

Last vintages of this wine

Vinhas Velhas Branco - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110
Vinhas Velhas Branco - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Vinhas Velhas Branco from Winery Lacrau are 2017, 2016

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 15 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 great 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 7000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 2000 of of Douro wines
In the top 35000 of white wines
In the top 150000 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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