Winery Quinta do CôttoSousão Tinto

wine of Douro of Duriense of Portugal

The Sousão Tinto of Winery Quinta do Côtto is a wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
This wine generally goes well with
The Sousão Tinto of the Winery Quinta do Côtto is in the top 0 of wines of Douro.

Discover the grape variety: Gamay Fréaux

Gamay Fréaux noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small to medium size. The Gamay Fréaux noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Informations about the Winery Quinta do Côtto

The winery offers 9 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

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

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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