Winery Quinta do EstanhoVinhas Velhas Grande Reserva
Red wine
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 Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva from the Winery Quinta do Estanho
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva of Winery Quinta do Estanho 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 Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva of Winery Quinta do Estanho in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva
Pairings that work perfectly with Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva
Original food and wine pairings with Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva
The Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva of Winery Quinta do Estanho matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef tagliata with truffle oil, fideuà (paella with pasta and fish) or lamb tagine with vegetables and sweet potatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Estanho's Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva.
Discover the grape variety: Tardif
This is a very old grape variety in southwestern France, with "traces" found in the high Pyrenees, but also in the Atlantic Pyrenees and in the Gers. Virtually unknown in other French wine-producing regions, as well as abroad, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. Tardif is certainly the ideal grape variety to combine with Tannat, especially when the latter is in the majority. The overall quality of its polyphenols is such as to compensate for the often harsh tannins of Tannat in young wines.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vinhas Velhas Grande Reserva from Winery Quinta do Estanho are 2016, 0, 2015
Informations about the Winery Quinta do Estanho
The Winery Quinta do Estanho is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 25 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.
The word of the wine: Decanter
1) Glass container with a narrow neck used to aerate or decant the wine. 2) Decanter wines: wines that are drunk young and that were once drawn directly from the barrel. For example, some Muscadets or Beaujolais.
