Winery Monte Cascas - Vinhas Velhas Old Vines

Winery Monte CascasVinhas Velhas Old Vines

4.2
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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 Old Vines of Winery Monte Cascas 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 Old Vines from the Winery Monte Cascas

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Vinhas Velhas Old Vines of Winery Monte Cascas in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Vinhas Velhas Old Vines of Winery Monte Cascas in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Monte Cascas's Vinhas Velhas Old Vines.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Meunier

Meunier noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Champagne). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Meunier noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Champagne, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Beaujolais, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

Last vintages of this wine

Vinhas Velhas Old Vines - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Vinhas Velhas Old Vines - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Vinhas Velhas Old Vines - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Vinhas Velhas Old Vines from Winery Monte Cascas are 2014, 2015, 2013

Informations about the Winery Monte Cascas

The winery offers 29 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Casca Wines.
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 Monte Cascas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 28 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 20000 of white 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 word of the wine: Varietal

Said of wine aromas that are reminiscent of fresh grapes. The most demonstrative example is certainly that of wines made from the Muscat grape variety.

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