Winery Quinta de ValbomReserva

Red wine of Douro of Duriense of Portugal

4.2

(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 Reserva of Winery Quinta de Valbom is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca, the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Reserva from the Winery Quinta de Valbom

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Reserva of Winery Quinta de Valbom in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Oak

oak, tobacco

Earth

balsamic, smoke

Spices

pepper

On the nose the Reserva of Winery Quinta de Valbom in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.

Food and wine pairings with Reserva

Pairings that work perfectly with Reserva

Original food and wine pairings with Reserva

Pasta

The Reserva of Winery Quinta de Valbom matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of roast beef in a crust (onions & mustard), bean soup and spaghetti (traditional andalusian dish) or shoulder of lamb stuffed with cognac.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta de Valbom's Reserva.

Winery

Winery Quinta de Valbom

Grape varieties

Tinta Barroca , Touriga franca , Touriga nacional

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.

Last vintages of this wine

Reserva - 2013

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 4.3

Reserva - 2012

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 4.1

The best vintages of Reserva from Winery Quinta de Valbom are 2013, 2012

Informations about the Winery Quinta de Valbom

The winery offers 3 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.

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 de Valbom is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 500 of of Portugal wines

In the top 200 of of Douro wines

In the top 7000 of red wines

In the top 9500 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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