Winery Santos da CasaGrande Reserve Douro
Red wine
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 Grande Reserve Douro from the Winery Santos da Casa
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Grande Reserve Douro of Winery Santos da Casa in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Grande Reserve Douro of Winery Santos da Casa in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Grande Reserve Douro
Pairings that work perfectly with Grande Reserve Douro
Original food and wine pairings with Grande Reserve Douro
The Grande Reserve Douro of Winery Santos da Casa matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bourguignon with tomato, lamb mouse confit in wine or rack of lamb with herbs.
Details and technical informations about Winery Santos da Casa's Grande Reserve Douro.
Discover the grape variety: Blaufränkisch
Structured, elegant reds with a deep ruby color with violet highlights, firm tannins and fresh acidity, offering signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, sour cherry), black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), spices, black pepper, herbs and mineral notes. Fine cellaring potential. Star of great Burgenland reds (Mittelburgenland DAC, Leithaberg DAC). Synonyms: kékfrankos in Hungary, lemberger in Germany. Austrian indigenous variety, one of the oldest in Central Europe.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Grande Reserve Douro from Winery Santos da Casa are 2015, 2010, 0, 2013 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Santos da Casa
The Winery Santos da Casa is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Douro
Cradle of Port: opulent fortified wine with notes of candied black fruit, cocoa, fig, walnut and spice, from young fruity Ruby to oxidative amber Tawny, plus age-worthy LBV and Vintage of exceptional cellaring. Also great dry Douro DOC reds, structured and deep (violet, black-fruited Touriga Nacional, elegant Touriga Franca, spicy Tinta Roriz). A few fresh Douro whites. Terraced vineyards (~40,000 ha) UNESCO on schist.
The wine region of Duriense
Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.
The word of the wine: Breeding
It can last for several years. The bottles are stacked in the cellars and waited for the light and heat. The yeasts gradually give the wine compounds that enrich it. A long maturation is a guarantee of quality.
