Winery Quinta do Silval - Dorna Velha Branco

Winery Quinta do SilvalDorna Velha Branco

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Dorna Velha Branco of Winery Quinta do Silval is a white wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.

Taste structure of the Dorna Velha Branco from the Winery Quinta do Silval

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Dorna Velha Branco of Winery Quinta do Silval in the region of Duriense is a with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Dorna Velha Branco of Winery Quinta do Silval in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Silval's Dorna Velha Branco.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Frontenac

A cross between Landot 4511 and Vitis Riparia 89 (very resistant to cold) obtained in 1978 at the University of Minnesota (United States) and propagated from 1996. It can also be found in Canada (Quebec, Ontario, etc.), in Lithuania, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. Note that the white and grey Frontenac are derived from mutations of the black, encountered and isolated in 2003 for the grey and in September 2005 for the white. - Synonymy: MN 1047 (for all the grape variety synonyms, click here!).

Last vintages of this wine

Dorna Velha Branco - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Dorna Velha Branco - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Dorna Velha Branco - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Dorna Velha Branco from Winery Quinta do Silval are 2017, 2016, 2015

Informations about the Winery Quinta do Silval

The winery offers 28 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Quinta do Silval is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 8500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 3500 of of Douro wines
In the top 50000 of white wines
In the top 200000 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: Powdery mildew

Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Less dreadful than mildew, it only attacks the surface of the green parts. Sulphur has long been the best remedy.

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