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, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of smoke, butter or lime.
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 three ways to prepare chinese noodles, roasted bananas with cured ham or paella de marisco (seafood paella).
Discover the grape variety: Alvarinho
Lively, aromatic whites with cutting acidity and a slender mouth, featuring intense aromas of citrus, white peach, apricot, white flowers, passion fruit and iodised Atlantic saline notes. Tonic, long finish. The absolute star of the Monção e Melgaço sub-region (Vinho Verde DOC), it signs the finest Portuguese Vinho Verde. Also made as a single variety in the Douro. The Portuguese name for Galician Albariño, native to the northwest Iberian peninsula.
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
Cradle of Port: opulent fortified wine with notes of candied black fruit, cocoa, fig, walnut and spice, from young fruity Ruby to oxidative amber Tawny, plus age-worthy LBV and Vintage of exceptional cellaring. Also great dry Douro DOC reds, structured and deep (violet, black-fruited Touriga Nacional, elegant Touriga Franca, spicy Tinta Roriz). A few fresh Douro whites. Terraced vineyards (~40,000 ha) UNESCO on schist.
The wine region of Duriense
Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.
The word of the wine: Balance
Harmony of the different organoleptic elements of a wine. The balance is linked to the typicity of each wine. The sweetness of a sweet wine is an element of its balance, whereas a Sancerre or a Chablis will be asked to be lively and dry.
