Winery Piorro - Vinhas Velhas Branco

Winery PiorroVinhas Velhas Branco

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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 Branco of Winery Piorro 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 Branco from the Winery Piorro

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Vinhas Velhas Branco of Winery Piorro in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Vinhas Velhas Branco of Winery Piorro in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Piorro's Vinhas Velhas Branco.

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

Discover the grape variety: Ruby seedless

Cross between the emperor and the 75 Pirovano or sultana moscata obtained in 1939 in the United States by Professor Harold P. Olmo of the University of Davis (California). It can also be found in Australia. This variety should not be confused with the ruby-cabernet and the rubi which is a natural pink mutation of the italia.

Last vintages of this wine

Vinhas Velhas Branco - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110
Vinhas Velhas Branco - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Vinhas Velhas Branco - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Vinhas Velhas Branco - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Vinhas Velhas Branco - 2011
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Vinhas Velhas Branco from Winery Piorro are 2014, 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Piorro

The winery offers 8 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
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 Piorro is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 2500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 850 of of Douro wines
In the top 15000 of white wines
In the top 55000 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: ODG

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