Winery Mateus - Expressions Aragonez - Zinfandel

Winery MateusExpressions Aragonez - Zinfandel

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 Expressions Aragonez - Zinfandel of Winery Mateus is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Expressions Aragonez - Zinfandel from the Winery Mateus

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Expressions Aragonez - Zinfandel of Winery Mateus in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Mateus's Expressions Aragonez - Zinfandel.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
10.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

Last vintages of this wine

Expressions Aragonez - Zinfandel - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Expressions Aragonez - Zinfandel - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Expressions Aragonez - Zinfandel - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110
Expressions Aragonez - Zinfandel - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Expressions Aragonez - Zinfandel - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Expressions Aragonez - Zinfandel from Winery Mateus are 2015, 2016, 2013, 2017 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Mateus

The winery offers 21 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This winery is part of the Sogrape.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Mateus is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 5000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 1500 of of Douro wines
In the top 65000 of red wines
In the top 100000 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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