Winery Quinta Vale d'Aldeia - Alvarinho

Winery Quinta Vale d'AldeiaAlvarinho

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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 Alvarinho of Winery Quinta Vale d'Aldeia is a white wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.

Taste structure of the Alvarinho from the Winery Quinta Vale d'Aldeia

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Alvarinho of Winery Quinta Vale d'Aldeia in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Alvarinho of Winery Quinta Vale d'Aldeia in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta Vale d'Aldeia's Alvarinho.

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

Discover the grape variety: Alvarinho

The white Alvarinho is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. The white Alvarinho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley.

Last vintages of this wine

Alvarinho - 2019
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Alvarinho - 2018
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Alvarinho - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Alvarinho - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Alvarinho - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110
Alvarinho - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Alvarinho - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Alvarinho from Winery Quinta Vale d'Aldeia are 2018, 2017, 2013, 2015 and 2019.

Informations about the Winery Quinta Vale d'Aldeia

The winery offers 34 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
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 Vale d'Aldeia is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 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 550 of of Douro wines
In the top 5500 of white wines
In the top 30000 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: Clarity

The state of translucency of a wine. A clear wine is not cloudy (which is a defect).

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