Winery Quinta da Basilia - Old Vines Premium Tinto

Winery Quinta da BasiliaOld Vines Premium Tinto

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 Old Vines Premium Tinto of Winery Quinta da Basilia is a red wine from the region of Douro 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 Old Vines Premium Tinto from the Winery Quinta da Basilia

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Old Vines Premium Tinto of Winery Quinta da Basilia 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 Old Vines Premium Tinto of Winery Quinta da Basilia in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta da Basilia's Old Vines Premium Tinto.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
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

Old Vines Premium Tinto - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Old Vines Premium Tinto - 2012
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Old Vines Premium Tinto - 2010
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110
Old Vines Premium Tinto - 2009
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Old Vines Premium Tinto - 2008
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Old Vines Premium Tinto from Winery Quinta da Basilia are 2009, 2008, 2016, 2012 and 2010.

Informations about the Winery Quinta da Basilia

The winery offers 8 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
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 Quinta da Basilia 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 2000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 650 of of Douro wines
In the top 25000 of red wines
In the top 35000 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: Bouchy

See cabernet franc.

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