Winery Lua Cheia - Saven - Em Vinhas Velhas Tinto

Winery Lua Cheia - SavenEm Vinhas Velhas Tinto

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Em Vinhas Velhas Tinto of Winery Lua Cheia - Saven 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 Em Vinhas Velhas Tinto from the Winery Lua Cheia - Saven

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Em Vinhas Velhas Tinto of Winery Lua Cheia - Saven in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Em Vinhas Velhas Tinto of Winery Lua Cheia - Saven in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cheese or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lua Cheia - Saven's Em Vinhas Velhas Tinto.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

Last vintages of this wine

Em Vinhas Velhas Tinto - 2019
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Em Vinhas Velhas Tinto - 2018
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110
Em Vinhas Velhas Tinto - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Em Vinhas Velhas Tinto - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Em Vinhas Velhas Tinto - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Em Vinhas Velhas Tinto - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Em Vinhas Velhas Tinto - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Em Vinhas Velhas Tinto from Winery Lua Cheia - Saven are 2018, 2009, 2019, 2016 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Lua Cheia - Saven

The winery offers 34 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 Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Lua Cheia - Saven is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 4000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 1500 of of Douro wines
In the top 55000 of red wines
In the top 85000 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 upper part of the bottle located at the base of the shoulder-shaped neck.

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