Winery VinilourençoPai Horácio Grande Reserva Branco

White wine of Douro of Duriense of Portugal

4.3

(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 Pai Horácio Grande Reserva Branco of Winery Vinilourenço 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 Pai Horácio Grande Reserva Branco from the Winery Vinilourenço

Light		Bold
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Pai Horácio Grande Reserva Branco of Winery Vinilourenço in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Food and wine pairings with Pai Horácio Grande Reserva Branco

Pairings that work perfectly with Pai Horácio Grande Reserva Branco

Original food and wine pairings with Pai Horácio Grande Reserva Branco

Cured meat

The Pai Horácio Grande Reserva Branco of Winery Vinilourenço matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of shrimp and zucchini with curry and coconut milk, tuna rillettes or creole fish court-bouillon.

Details and technical informations about Winery Vinilourenço's Pai Horácio Grande Reserva Branco.

Winery

Winery Vinilourenço

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

13.5°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Maturana blanca

A very old Spanish grape variety, particularly known in the Rioja region. It can be found in Italy, Portugal, Mexico, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. D.N.A. analyses have shown that it is not related to Maturana Tinta de Navarrete.

Last vintages of this wine

Pai Horácio Grande Reserva Branco - 2015

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 4.3

The best vintages of Pai Horácio Grande Reserva Branco from Winery Vinilourenço are 2015

Informations about the Winery Vinilourenço

The winery offers 9 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.

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 Vinilourenço is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 15000 of of Portugal wines

In the top 3500 of of Douro wines

In the top 70000 of white wines

In the top 300000 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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