Caves VelhasRomeira Garrafeira

Red wine of Douro of Duriense of Portugal

3.6

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Romeira Garrafeira of Caves Velhas is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
This wine generally goes well with

Details and technical informations about Caves Velhas's Romeira Garrafeira.

Winery

Caves Velhas

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Vilana

A very old grape variety grown in Greece - one of the main ones - most often at high altitude, it is said to have originated on the island of Crete. It can also be found in Italy, but is practically unknown in France. D.N.A. analyses have shown that it is related to Thrapsthiri and Vidiano.

Last vintages of this wine

Romeira Garrafeira - 0

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 3.6

The best vintages of Romeira Garrafeira from Caves Velhas are 0

Informations about the Caves Velhas

The winery offers 95 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.

This winery is part of the Enoport United Wines.

It is in the top 65 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Caves Velhas is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 85 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 25000 of of Portugal wines

In the top 6000 of of Douro wines

In the top 400000 of red wines

In the top 700000 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.

The word of the wine: Rebêche (champagne)

Must obtained in excess of the 2 550 litres authorised for a weight of 4 000 kilos of grapes. The first 2 050 litres constitute the cuvée and the next 500 litres the taille. The rebêche represents 1 to 3 % of the total volume and must be distilled or used to make ratafia.