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Adega Vila Real

Portugal

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Portuguese Red
Country
Portugal
Appellation
Douro
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

red meats · roasts · aged cheeses · grilled dishes

Rated vintages

  • 201686 pts

    This ripe wine is full of apple and pear fruit with a touch of citrus. It is full, the acidity just pointing up the richness. There are almond flavors as well as spice from the wood aging. Drink from 2018.

  • 201586 pts

    Ripe, spicy and full both of ripe fruits and tannins, this is a full-bodied wine that brings out the minerality and structure of a Douro wine. It has plenty of red fruits to balance these tannins, resolving into the wine that is firm but ready to drink.

  • 201389 pts

    This is a solid, structured wine, with tannins and vanilla flavors from the new-wood aging. Black-berry flavors come through slowly but they will develop as the wine ages. Drink from 2018.