Winery Vale D. Maria - Quinta Vale D. Maria Vinhas Velhas

Winery Vale D. MariaQuinta Vale D. Maria Vinhas Velhas

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(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 Quinta Vale D. Maria Vinhas Velhas of Winery Vale D. Maria is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Quinta Vale D. Maria Vinhas Velhas from the Winery Vale D. Maria

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Quinta Vale D. Maria Vinhas Velhas of Winery Vale D. Maria in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Vale D. Maria's Quinta Vale D. Maria Vinhas Velhas.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
15°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

Last vintages of this wine

Quinta Vale D. Maria Vinhas Velhas - 2021
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Quinta Vale D. Maria Vinhas Velhas - 2020
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Quinta Vale D. Maria Vinhas Velhas - 2019
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Quinta Vale D. Maria Vinhas Velhas - 2018
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Quinta Vale D. Maria Vinhas Velhas - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of Quinta Vale D. Maria Vinhas Velhas from Winery Vale D. Maria are 2018, 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Informations about the Winery Vale D. Maria

The winery offers 33 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
This winery is part of the Van Zellers & Co..
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Vale D. Maria is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 250 of of Portugal wines
In the top 150 of of Douro wines
In the top 3000 of red wines
In the top 4000 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.

The word of the wine: Crémant

AOC sparkling wine made by traditional method, with specific constraints in the regions of Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Die, Jura, Limoux and the Loire Valley, as well as in Luxembourg.

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