Winery Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo - Grainha Reserva

Winery Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do CarmoGrainha Reserva

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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 Grainha Reserva of Winery Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca, the Tinto cão, the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
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 Grainha Reserva from the Winery Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Grainha Reserva of Winery Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

earthy, leather

Wine with spices taste

pepper, cinnamon

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, oil

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Grainha Reserva of Winery Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of cheese, dark fruit or honey.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo's Grainha Reserva.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.2°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.

Last vintages of this wine

Grainha Reserva - 2018
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Grainha Reserva - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110
Grainha Reserva - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Grainha Reserva - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Grainha Reserva - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Grainha Reserva - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Grainha Reserva - 2012
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Grainha Reserva from Winery Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo are 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2017.

Informations about the Winery Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo

The winery offers 31 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 30 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 450 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: Golden

Brown colour with red and yellow reflections characteristic of evolved wines.

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