Winery VallegreDouro Reserva Especial Branco
White wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Alvarinho, the Loureiro and the Verdelho.
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 Douro Reserva Especial Branco from the Winery Vallegre
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Douro Reserva Especial Branco of Winery Vallegre in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Douro Reserva Especial Branco of Winery Vallegre in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of oaky, saline or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tree fruit or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Douro Reserva Especial Branco
Pairings that work perfectly with Douro Reserva Especial Branco
Original food and wine pairings with Douro Reserva Especial Branco
The Douro Reserva Especial Branco of Winery Vallegre matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of mi sao, black tapenade or salmon, shrimp and white fish puff pastry.
Discover the grape variety: Alvarinho
The white Alvarinho is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. The white Alvarinho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Douro Reserva Especial Branco from Winery Vallegre are 2016, 2017, 2014, 2011 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery Vallegre
The Winery Vallegre is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Caudalie
Unit of measurement corresponding to one second and allowing to quantify the aromatic persistence of a wine in mouth (length in mouth).
