Winery Quinta das Apegadas - QTA. Velha Grande Reserva

Winery Quinta das ApegadasQTA. Velha Grande Reserva

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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 QTA. Velha Grande Reserva of Winery Quinta das Apegadas 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 QTA. Velha Grande Reserva from the Winery Quinta das Apegadas

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the QTA. Velha Grande Reserva of Winery Quinta das Apegadas in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta das Apegadas's QTA. Velha Grande Reserva.

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

Discover the grape variety: Arandell

An interspecific cross between NY88.0514.0184 and NY84.0101.03 obtained in 1995 by Bruce Reisch at the Experimental Station of Cornell University in Geneva (United States). It is found in some American wine regions, interesting for its resistance to the main cryptogamic diseases and for its wine in particular in the production of original rosés. In France, it is almost unknown.

Last vintages of this wine

QTA. Velha Grande Reserva - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.311110
QTA. Velha Grande Reserva - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
QTA. Velha Grande Reserva - 2012
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110
QTA. Velha Grande Reserva - 2011
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
QTA. Velha Grande Reserva - 2008
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
QTA. Velha Grande Reserva - 2007
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of QTA. Velha Grande Reserva from Winery Quinta das Apegadas are 2015, 2008, 2012, 2007 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Quinta das Apegadas

The winery offers 7 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 Quinta das Apegadas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 1500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 450 of of Douro wines
In the top 20000 of red wines
In the top 25000 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.

News related to this wine

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The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

The Saint-Véran appellation seen by Kevin Tessieux

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An overview of Mâcon plus a geographical denomination appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey of this vineyard where the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation are produced. A unique journey to discover this region where the Romanesque churches punctuate the landscape and are the witnesses of the link between the vines and Christiannity. Cluny is the gatekeeper. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

The word of the wine: PGI

Protected geographical indication. Equivalent to vin de pays in European regulations.

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