Winery Quinta do Sobreiró de Cima - Grande Escolha

Winery Quinta do Sobreiró de Cima Grande Escolha

4.0
Note - 1 Note - 1 Note - 1 Note - 1 Note - 0
(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 Grande Escolha of Winery Quinta do Sobreiró de Cima is a red wine from the region of Transmontano.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca and the Touriga nacional.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Grande Escolha of the Winery Quinta do Sobreiró de Cima is in the top 90 of wines of Transmontano.

Taste structure of the Grande Escolha from the Winery Quinta do Sobreiró de Cima

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Grande Escolha of Winery Quinta do Sobreiró de Cima in the region of Transmontano is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Sobreiró de Cima's Grande Escolha.

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

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.

Last vintages of this wine

Grande Escolha - 2005
In the top 90 of of Transmontano wines
Average rating: 4 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of Grande Escolha from Winery Quinta do Sobreiró de Cima are 2005

Informations about the Winery Quinta do Sobreiró de Cima

The winery offers 31 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Transmontano

The Winery Quinta do Sobreiró de Cima is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Transmontano to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Transmontano
In the top 8500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 100 of of Transmontano wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Transmontano

The wine region of Transmontano of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Romano Cunha or the Domaine Casa do Joa produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Transmontano are Touriga nacional, Touriga franca and Tinta Barroca, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Transmontano often reveals types of flavors of citrus, red fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of nutmeg, chocolate or pepper.

News related to this wine

More must-taste wines selected by Decanter’s Regional Editors for DFWE NYC

In the second part of this series, Decanter’s editorial team members highlight the wines they are looking forward to tasting at the upcoming Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC on Saturday 18th June 2022. Tina Gellie – Content Manager and Regional Editor (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & South Africa) Burrowing Owl, Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada 2019 In 2016, while on a press trip to British Columbia’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys, I had the pleasur ...

Top Australian winery Giant Steps gets new head winemaker

Australia’s Giant Steps said that Melanie Chester joined the winery as head of winemaking and viticulture on 25 November. It marks a new chapter for one of the leading wineries in Yarra Valley, Victoria. Steve Flamsteed, who joined Giant Steps as chief winemaker in 2003, will step back from the cellar – although he is expected to continue working closely with the team. Working alongside winery founder Phil Sexton, Flamsteed has played a major role in developing Giant Steps’ reputation for excell ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Generous

Full-bodied, rich and open wine, in principle with a good alcohol content but without excess (in this case the wine is said to be warm).

Other wines of Winery Quinta do Sobreiró de Cima

See all wines from Winery Quinta do Sobreiró de Cima

Other wines of Transmontano

See the best wines from of Transmontano

Other similar red wines

See the best red wines of Transmontano