Winery Quinta do Vale Meão - Monte Meão Vinha da Cantina

Winery Quinta do Vale MeãoMonte Meão Vinha da Cantina

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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 Monte Meão Vinha da Cantina of Winery Quinta do Vale Meão 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 Monte Meão Vinha da Cantina from the Winery Quinta do Vale Meão

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Monte Meão Vinha da Cantina of Winery Quinta do Vale Meão 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 Monte Meão Vinha da Cantina of Winery Quinta do Vale Meão 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 Vale Meão's Monte Meão Vinha da Cantina.

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

Discover the grape variety: Baga

Most certainly Portuguese.

Last vintages of this wine

Monte Meão Vinha da Cantina - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Monte Meão Vinha da Cantina - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Monte Meão Vinha da Cantina - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Monte Meão Vinha da Cantina - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Monte Meão Vinha da Cantina - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Monte Meão Vinha da Cantina - 2012
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Monte Meão Vinha da Cantina from Winery Quinta do Vale Meão are 2016, 2012, 2014, 2013 and 2017.

Informations about the Winery Quinta do Vale Meão

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Quinta do Vale Meão is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 600 of of Portugal wines
In the top 250 of of Douro wines
In the top 9000 of red wines
In the top 15000 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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Preparatory phase of the wine-making process consisting in bursting the grapes in order to release the juice.

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