Winery Monte do AmanteGrande Escolha Tinto

Red wine of Douro of Duriense of Portugal

3.2

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Grande Escolha Tinto of Winery Monte do Amante 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 Grande Escolha Tinto from the Winery Monte do Amante

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Grande Escolha Tinto of Winery Monte do Amante in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Food and wine pairings with Grande Escolha Tinto

Pairings that work perfectly with Grande Escolha Tinto

Original food and wine pairings with Grande Escolha Tinto

Lamb

The Grande Escolha Tinto of Winery Monte do Amante matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of thai beef curry, chakchouka or confit sausages.

Details and technical informations about Winery Monte do Amante's Grande Escolha Tinto.

Winery

Winery Monte do Amante

Grape varieties

Cabernet-Sauvignon

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Grande Escolha Tinto - 2013

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 3

Grande Escolha Tinto - 2011

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 3.2

The best vintages of Grande Escolha Tinto from Winery Monte do Amante are 2011, 2013

Informations about the Winery Monte do Amante

The winery offers 7 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.

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 do Amante is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 30000 of of Portugal wines

In the top 2000 of of Douro wines

In the top 650000 of red wines

In the top 1500000 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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