Top 100 wines of Duriense

Discover the top 100 best wines of Duriense as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Duriense and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering 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.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Duriense

wines from the region of Duriense go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or pasta such as recipes of roast beef with garlic, lasagna of the sea with zucchini or homemade italian lasagna.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Duriense

On the nose in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, tobacco or strawberries. In the mouth in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Top wines in regions and sub-regions of Duriense