Winery Quinta do Sairrão - Grande Escolha Tinto

Winery Quinta do SairrãoGrande Escolha Tinto

4.6
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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 world.
The Grande Escolha Tinto of Winery Quinta do Sairrão is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Grande Escolha Tinto from the Winery Quinta do Sairrão

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Grande Escolha Tinto of Winery Quinta do Sairrão in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Sairrão's Grande Escolha Tinto.

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

Discover the grape variety: Freisa

Aromatic, tannic reds with a bright ruby robe, firm tannins and high acidity, with intense aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry, rose, violet, spice and slightly bitter notes on the finish. Often made as frizzante (lightly sparkling) and sometimes sweet, rarely as still dry reds for ageing. Star of Piedmontese Freisa d'Asti DOC and Freisa di Chieri DOC around Turin. Autochthonous Piedmontese variety, genetically related to Nebbiolo.

Last vintages of this wine

Grande Escolha Tinto - 1999
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Grande Escolha Tinto - 0
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5

The best vintages of Grande Escolha Tinto from Winery Quinta do Sairrão are 1999, 0

Informations about the Winery Quinta do Sairrão

The winery offers 11 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Quinta do Sairrão 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.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 15000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 3500 of of Douro wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Douro

Cradle of Port: opulent fortified wine with notes of candied black fruit, cocoa, fig, walnut and spice, from young fruity Ruby to oxidative amber Tawny, plus age-worthy LBV and Vintage of exceptional cellaring. Also great dry Douro DOC reds, structured and deep (violet, black-fruited Touriga Nacional, elegant Touriga Franca, spicy Tinta Roriz). A few fresh Douro whites. Terraced vineyards (~40,000 ha) UNESCO on schist.


The wine region of Duriense

Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.

The word of the wine: Serious

A Bordeaux term for small pebbles from the Pyrenees, eroded, rounded and transported by the Garonne to Aquitaine. They are mainly found on the left bank in the area.... known as the Graves, and further downstream in the Médoc. By extension, gravel is found in other regions, brought by other rivers or even glaciers.

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