Winery Quinta do Silval - Dorna Velha Grande Reserva

Winery Quinta do Silval Dorna Velha Grande Reserva

3.9
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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 Grande Reserva of Winery Quinta do Silval 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 beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Dorna Velha Grande Reserva from the Winery Quinta do Silval

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Dorna Velha Grande Reserva of Winery Quinta do Silval in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

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

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca

Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Dorna Velha Grande Reserva - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.1 1 1 1 1 0
Dorna Velha Grande Reserva - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.1 1 1 1 1 0
Dorna Velha Grande Reserva - 2007
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.9 1 1 1 1 0
Dorna Velha Grande Reserva - 2005
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of Dorna Velha Grande Reserva from Winery Quinta do Silval are 2016, 2015, 2007, 2005

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 7000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 3000 of of Douro wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
In the top 150000 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: VDN

Natural sweet wine. Wine obtained by mutage of the must during fermentation by adding over-finished alcohol at 96 °, produced in the vineyards of Roussillon, Languedoc, Rhone Valley and Corsica.

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