Winery Vale D. Maria - Valleys Douro Branco

Winery Vale D. MariaValleys Douro Branco

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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 Valleys Douro Branco of Winery Vale D. Maria 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 Valleys Douro Branco from the Winery Vale D. Maria

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Valleys Douro Branco of Winery Vale D. Maria in the region of Duriense is a with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Valleys Douro Branco of Winery Vale D. Maria in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Vale D. Maria's Valleys Douro Branco.

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

Discover the grape variety: Tannat meunier

This grape variety is found in southwestern France. It is a natural mutation of Tannat, so its resemblance is normal and only its very white down differentiates it. It is practically not propagated... another example of such a mutation, meunier or pinot meunier. - Synonymy: no synonym to date (for all the synonyms of grape varieties, click here!).

Last vintages of this wine

Valleys Douro Branco - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Valleys Douro Branco - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Valleys Douro Branco - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Valleys Douro Branco - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Valleys Douro Branco - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Valleys Douro Branco from Winery Vale D. Maria are 2014, 2015, 2013, 2017 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Vale D. Maria

The winery offers 28 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This winery is part of the Van Zellers & Co..
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 Vale D. Maria is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 1500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 450 of of Douro wines
In the top 4500 of white wines
In the top 25000 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: Aranean

The underside of a grape leaf blade covered with tiny hairs distributed in a web-like pattern.

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