Winery Quinta do CôttoSousão Tinto
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The Sousão Tinto of the Winery Quinta do Côtto is in the top 0 of wines of Douro.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Côtto's Sousão Tinto.
Discover the grape variety: Viktoria
Simple, fresh dry whites with a pale golden robe, a supple palate with moderate acidity, and undemonstrative aromas of citrus and white flowers. Rustic, discreet profile. Preserved in a few ampelographic collections for its heritage value, it is an ancient variety whose commercial distribution has virtually disappeared, studied for its genetic and historical interest. Rare, poorly documented white variety grown in confidential quantities.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sousão Tinto from Winery Quinta do Côtto are 0
Informations about the Winery Quinta do Côtto
The Winery Quinta do Côtto 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.
The wine region of Douro
Cradle of Port: opulent fortified wine with notes of candied black fruit, cocoa, fig, walnut and spice, from young fruity Ruby to oxidative amber Tawny, plus age-worthy LBV and Vintage of exceptional cellaring. Also great dry Douro DOC reds, structured and deep (violet, black-fruited Touriga Nacional, elegant Touriga Franca, spicy Tinta Roriz). A few fresh Douro whites. Terraced vineyards (~40,000 ha) UNESCO on schist.
The wine region of Duriense
Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.
The word of the wine: BSA
Brut sans année, is said of non-vintage champagnes. It is the technical name of the first price champagne made from wines of different years. They are most often called Tradition, Carte blanche, Réserve. To be drunk quickly, rather as an aperitif.
