Winery Real Companhia Velha - Séries Rufete

Winery Real Companhia Velha Séries Rufete

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Séries Rufete of Winery Real Companhia Velha is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Séries Rufete from the Winery Real Companhia Velha

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Séries Rufete of Winery Real Companhia Velha in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Real Companhia Velha's Séries Rufete.

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

Discover the grape variety: Portan

Portan noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). 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 medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. Portan noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Last vintages of this wine

Séries Rufete - 2010
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4 1 1 1 1 0
Séries Rufete - 2008
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of Séries Rufete from Winery Real Companhia Velha are 2010, 2008

Informations about the Winery Real Companhia Velha

The winery offers 101 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This winery is part of the Real Companhia Velha.
It is in the top 35 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Real Companhia Velha is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 56 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 15000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 3500 of of Douro wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 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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