Winery Oboé - Grande Escolha

Winery OboéGrande Escolha

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 Grande Escolha of Winery Oboé is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca, the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Grande Escolha from the Winery Oboé

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Grande Escolha of Winery Oboé in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Grande Escolha of Winery Oboé in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Oboé's Grande Escolha.

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

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.

Last vintages of this wine

Grande Escolha - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Grande Escolha - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Grande Escolha - 2012
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Grande Escolha - 2011
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Grande Escolha - 2009
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Grande Escolha - 2008
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Grande Escolha - 2005
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Grande Escolha from Winery Oboé are 2008, 2016, 2012, 2011 and 2009.

Informations about the Winery Oboé

The winery offers 22 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Oboé is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 600 of of Portugal wines
In the top 350 of of Douro wines
In the top 8500 of red wines
In the top 15000 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: Brilliant

Said of a very limpid robe whose reflections shine strongly in the light.

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