Winery Quinta do Vallado - Sous&atildeo

Winery Quinta do ValladoSousão

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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 Sousão of Winery Quinta do Vallado 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 Sousão from the Winery Quinta do Vallado

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Sousão of Winery Quinta do Vallado 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, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

leather, balsamic

Wine with spices taste

eucalyptus, licorice

Wine with microbio taste

banana, cheese

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Sousão of Winery Quinta do Vallado in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cherry, eucalyptus or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or balsamic.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Vallado's Sousão.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Vidal blanc

An interspecific cross obtained by Jean-Louis Vidal, between Ugni Blanc and 4986 Seibel or Golden Ray, its foliage reminiscent of that of Ugni Blanc. It can be found in the United States and Canada, but is little known in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Sous&atildeo - 2019
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Sous&atildeo - 2018
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Sous&atildeo - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Sous&atildeo - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sous&atildeo - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sous&atildeo - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110
Sous&atildeo - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Sousão from Winery Quinta do Vallado are 2008, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Quinta do Vallado

The winery offers 38 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
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 Vallado is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 40 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 1500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 400 of of Douro wines
In the top 20000 of red wines
In the top 25000 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: Texture

In tasting, the equivalent of touch. It is the set of tactile sensations perceived by the mucous membranes of the mouth: silky, velvety, sticky, fatty, astringent, pasty, etc.

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