Winery Quinta de Vale de Pios - Excomungado

Winery Quinta de Vale de PiosExcomungado

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Excomungado of Winery Quinta de Vale de Pios is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Tinto cão 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 Excomungado from the Winery Quinta de Vale de Pios

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

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

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

caramel

On the nose the Excomungado of Winery Quinta de Vale de Pios in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta de Vale de Pios's Excomungado.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Tinto cão

- Origin : Most certainly from the north of Portugal, it is a very old grape variety, present for a very long time in the Douro Valley where it is very often associated with other grape varieties to produce the famous Port. It can also be found in the United States (California, etc.), Australia, Spain, Mexico, etc.

Last vintages of this wine

Excomungado - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Excomungado - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Excomungado - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Excomungado - 2012
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Excomungado - 2011
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Excomungado - 2010
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 2.911100

The best vintages of Excomungado from Winery Quinta de Vale de Pios are 2013, 2014, 2015, 2012 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Quinta de Vale de Pios

The winery offers 6 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
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 Vale de Pios is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 7000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 2000 of of Douro wines
In the top 90000 of red wines
In the top 150000 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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