Winery Pacheca - Douro Reserva Vinhas Velhas

Winery PachecaDouro Reserva Vinhas Velhas

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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 Douro Reserva Vinhas Velhas of Winery Pacheca is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Tinto cão, 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 Douro Reserva Vinhas Velhas from the Winery Pacheca

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Douro Reserva Vinhas Velhas of Winery Pacheca in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Douro Reserva Vinhas Velhas of Winery Pacheca in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cherry, chocolate or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Pacheca's Douro Reserva Vinhas Velhas.

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

Discover the grape variety: Tinto cão

- Origin : Most certainly from the north of Portugal, it is a very old grape variety, present for a very long time in the Douro Valley where it is very often associated with other grape varieties to produce the famous Port. It can also be found in the United States (California, etc.), Australia, Spain, Mexico, etc.

Last vintages of this wine

Douro Reserva Vinhas Velhas - 2019
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110
Douro Reserva Vinhas Velhas - 2018
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Douro Reserva Vinhas Velhas - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Douro Reserva Vinhas Velhas - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Douro Reserva Vinhas Velhas - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Douro Reserva Vinhas Velhas - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Douro Reserva Vinhas Velhas - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Douro Reserva Vinhas Velhas from Winery Pacheca are 2012, 2003, 2015, 2018 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Pacheca

The winery offers 54 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
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 Pacheca is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 56 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 900 of of Portugal wines
In the top 350 of of Douro wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 20000 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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