Winery Quinta dos Vales - Grande Escolha

Winery Quinta dos ValesGrande Escolha

4.3
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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 Grande Escolha of Winery Quinta dos Vales is a red wine from the region of Algarve.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Grande Escolha of the Winery Quinta dos Vales is in the top 10 of wines of Algarve.

Taste structure of the Grande Escolha from the Winery Quinta dos Vales

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Grande Escolha of Winery Quinta dos Vales in the region of Algarve is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

mocha, chocolate

Wine with spices taste

pepper

Wine with earth taste

leather

On the nose the Grande Escolha of Winery Quinta dos Vales in the region of Algarve often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, blueberry or pepper and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta dos Vales's Grande Escolha.

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

Discover the grape variety: Petit Courbu

Petit Courbu blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Pyrenees). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Courbu blanc can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Last vintages of this wine

Grande Escolha - 2015
In the top 10 of of Algarve wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Grande Escolha - 2014
In the top 10 of of Algarve wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Grande Escolha from Winery Quinta dos Vales are 2014, 2015

Informations about the Winery Quinta dos Vales

The winery offers 68 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Algarve

The Winery Quinta dos Vales is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 65 wines for sale in the of Algarve to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Algarve
In the top 3000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 15 of of Algarve wines
In the top 40000 of red wines
In the top 60000 wines of the world

The wine region of Algarve

Algarve ('the Algarve' to most English speakers) is the southernmost wine region of Portugal, and the far southwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula. It is more widely known for its beaches and thriving tourist industry than its wines. Although a small quantity of fresh-styled white wines are made here, the wines of the Algarve are predominantly red, and made from classic Portuguese varieties like Castelão and Touriga Nacional, as well as more international varieties like Syrah. The region's wines are produced largely by a by a small number of upscale co-operatives, although the fashion for independent producers is catching on quickly.

The word of the wine: Vintage

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