Caves Velhas - Touriga Nacional

Caves VelhasTouriga Nacional

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Touriga Nacional of Caves Velhas is a red wine from the region 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 beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Touriga Nacional from the Caves Velhas

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Touriga Nacional of Caves Velhas in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Details and technical informations about Caves Velhas's Touriga Nacional.

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

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

Last vintages of this wine

Touriga Nacional - 2016
In the top 100 of of Duriense wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Touriga Nacional - 2015
In the top 100 of of Duriense wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Touriga Nacional from Caves Velhas are 2016, 2015

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 55 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Duriense

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

Top wine Duriense
In the top 15000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 4500 of of Duriense wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 400000 wines of the world

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: Bouchy

See cabernet franc.

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