Winery Quinta do Crasto - Reserva Vinhas Velhas

Winery Quinta do CrastoReserva Vinhas Velhas

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Reserva Vinhas Velhas of Winery Quinta do Crasto is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety 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.
The Reserva Vinhas Velhas of the Winery Quinta do Crasto is in the top 90 of wines of Douro.

Taste structure of the Reserva Vinhas Velhas from the Winery Quinta do Crasto

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Reserva Vinhas Velhas 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, vanilla

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

tomato leaf, hay

On the nose the Reserva Vinhas Velhas of Winery Quinta do Crasto in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of iron, boysenberries or microbio and sometimes also flavors of earth, non oak or fennel.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Crasto's Reserva Vinhas Velhas.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

Last vintages of this wine

Reserva Vinhas Velhas - 2017
In the top 90 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Reserva Vinhas Velhas - 2016
In the top 90 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Reserva Vinhas Velhas - 2015
In the top 90 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Reserva Vinhas Velhas - 2014
In the top 90 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Reserva Vinhas Velhas - 2013
In the top 90 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Reserva Vinhas Velhas - 2012
In the top 90 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Reserva Vinhas Velhas - 2011
In the top 90 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Reserva Vinhas Velhas from Winery Quinta do Crasto are 2003, 2017, 2016, 2000 and 2002.

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 10 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 greatest 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 250 of of Portugal wines
In the top 95 of of Douro wines
In the top 3500 of red wines
In the top 4500 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: Breeding

It can last for several years. The bottles are stacked in the cellars and waited for the light and heat. The yeasts gradually give the wine compounds that enrich it. A long maturation is a guarantee of quality.

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