Winery Quinta da Boavista - Quinta da Boavista Vinha do Ujo Vinhas Velhas

Winery Quinta da BoavistaQuinta da Boavista Vinha do Ujo Vinhas Velhas

4.6
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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 world.
The Quinta da Boavista Vinha do Ujo Vinhas Velhas of Winery Quinta da Boavista is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Mencia 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.
The Quinta da Boavista Vinha do Ujo Vinhas Velhas of the Winery Quinta da Boavista is in the top 10 of wines of Portugal and in the top 10 of wines of Douro.

Taste structure of the Quinta da Boavista Vinha do Ujo Vinhas Velhas from the Winery Quinta da Boavista

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Quinta da Boavista Vinha do Ujo Vinhas Velhas of Winery Quinta da Boavista 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 Quinta da Boavista Vinha do Ujo Vinhas Velhas of Winery Quinta da Boavista in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta da Boavista's Quinta da Boavista Vinha do Ujo Vinhas Velhas.

Grape varieties
Natural
Yes
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mencia

Spanish, more precisely from the Duero Valley where it is still very present. According to some ampelographers, it is close to Cabernet Franc.

Last vintages of this wine

Quinta da Boavista Vinha do Ujo Vinhas Velhas - 2016
In the top 10 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.911111
Quinta da Boavista Vinha do Ujo Vinhas Velhas - 2015
In the top 10 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Quinta da Boavista Vinha do Ujo Vinhas Velhas - 2014
In the top 10 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Quinta da Boavista Vinha do Ujo Vinhas Velhas - 2013
In the top 10 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5

The best vintages of Quinta da Boavista Vinha do Ujo Vinhas Velhas from Winery Quinta da Boavista are 2016, 2013, 2014, 2015

Informations about the Winery Quinta da Boavista

The winery offers 7 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
This winery is part of the Lima Smith.
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 Boavista 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 20 of of Portugal wines
In the top 10 of of Douro wines
In the top 350 of red wines
In the top 400 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: Pommadé

Said of a wine that is unbalanced, pasty, syrupy, and whose excessive sugar content gives an impression of heaviness.

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