Winery Waitrose - Douro Valley Reserva

Winery WaitroseDouro Valley Reserva

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Douro Valley Reserva of Winery Waitrose is a red wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Douro Valley Reserva from the Winery Waitrose

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Douro Valley Reserva of Winery Waitrose in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Douro Valley Reserva of Winery Waitrose in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruits or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or microbio.

Details and technical informations about Winery Waitrose's Douro Valley Reserva.

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

Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca

Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Douro Valley Reserva - 2018
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Douro Valley Reserva - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Douro Valley Reserva - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Douro Valley Reserva - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Douro Valley Reserva - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Douro Valley Reserva - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Douro Valley Reserva - 2012
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Douro Valley Reserva from Winery Waitrose are 2012, 2011, 2018, 2017 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Waitrose

The winery offers 116 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Waitrose is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 112 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 15000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 950 of of Douro wines
In the top 40000 of red wines
In the top 60000 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: Marcottage

A vine reproduction technique that consists of burying a vine shoot that takes root and reproduces a plant with the same characteristics as the vine to which it is attached (synonym: provignage).

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