Winery Quinta do Crasto - Crasto Red

Winery Quinta do CrastoCrasto Red

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Crasto Red of Winery Quinta do Crasto 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 Crasto Red from the Winery Quinta do Crasto

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Crasto Red 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

Wine with oak taste

oak, chocolate

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with floral taste

violet, perfume

Wine with vegetal taste

grass

On the nose the Crasto Red of Winery Quinta do Crasto in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cream, non oak or tomatoes and sometimes also flavors of mint, prune or game.

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

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
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

Crasto Red - 2018
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Crasto Red - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Crasto Red - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Crasto Red - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Crasto Red - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Crasto Red - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Crasto Red - 2012
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Crasto Red from Winery Quinta do Crasto are 2000, 2003, 2018, 2015 and 2017.

Informations about the Winery Quinta do Crasto

The winery offers 29 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This winery is part of the Famille J.M Cazes.
It is in the top 20 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 3500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 1500 of of Douro wines
In the top 50000 of red wines
In the top 75000 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.

News related to this wine

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

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The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

The word of the wine: Garde (wine of)

Refers to a wine showing good ageing potential.

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