Winery Vale D. Maria - Vinha de Martim Branco

Winery Vale D. MariaVinha de Martim Branco

4.4
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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 Vinha de Martim 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 powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.

Taste structure of the Vinha de Martim Branco from the Winery Vale D. Maria

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Vinha de Martim Branco of Winery Vale D. Maria in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Vinha de Martim Branco of Winery Vale D. Maria in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Vale D. Maria's Vinha de Martim Branco.

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

Discover the grape variety: Petit Meslier

Petit Meslier blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Champagne). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Petit Meslier blanc can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Champagne, Jura, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Vinha de Martim Branco - 2018
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Vinha de Martim Branco - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Vinha de Martim Branco - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Vinha de Martim Branco - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Vinha de Martim Branco from Winery Vale D. Maria are 2018, 2016, 2017, 2015

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 15 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 great 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 3500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 1500 of of Douro wines
In the top 20000 of white wines
In the top 70000 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: Heavy

Said of a thick, rustic wine that lacks finesse.

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