Winery Quinta do Crasto - Castrum

Winery Quinta do CrastoCastrum

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Castrum of Winery Quinta do Crasto is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
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 Castrum from the Winery Quinta do Crasto

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Castrum of Winery Quinta do Crasto in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Castrum of Winery Quinta do Crasto in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Crasto's Castrum.

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

Discover the grape variety: Aubun

Aubun is not to be confused with another grape variety with the same sound, aubin. This one is a black grape plant of which the Vaucluse is the probable cradle. Covering nearly 5,400 hectares of vineyards in the late 1990s, its cultivation was reduced to some 1,400 hectares in the mid-2000s. California and Australia also have discreet plantations. In the Var, Lot-et-Garonne, Gers, Ardèche and other departments, aubun is authorized, if not recommended. Its third-period ripeness promises medium to large bunches of compact, cylindrical grapes that will produce medium-quality wine. Quite alcoholic, the wine produced from Aubun is a lightly colored red. After budburst, the shoots bear young branches covered with a cottony veil. The young leaves are yellowish and downy. The older ones have pubescent, cottony blades with 5 to 7 limbs.

Last vintages of this wine

Castrum - 2018
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Castrum - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Castrum - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Castrum - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Castrum from Winery Quinta do Crasto are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015

Informations about the Winery Quinta do Crasto

The winery offers 29 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This winery is part of the Famille J.M Cazes.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Quinta do Crasto is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 9000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 2500 of of Douro wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 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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The word of the wine: Sweet (flavor)

The flavour provided by the residual sugars naturally present in the wine as well as by certain alcohols. This sensation can range from a simple impression of smoothness to a clear sweetness. We speak of roundness, fatness and mellowness.

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