Top 100 wines of Douro
Discover the top 100 best wines of Douro of Douro as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Douro and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering 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.
World's oldest demarcated region (1756).
Discover the grape variety: Tinta Amarela
Structured, intensely coloured reds with a dark ruby color, firm tannins and a dense palate, offering intense aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), plum, black cherry, spices, pepper, aromatic herbs and balsamic notes. Fine cellaring potential. Traditional component of great Douro DOC reds, Porto, as well as Alentejo DOC and Tejo DOC wines. Portuguese synonym for trincadeira (or trincadeira preta), a signature indigenous Portuguese variety.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Douro
wines from the region of Douro go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, eggplant lasagna or ramadan berber soup (harira).
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Douro
On the nose in the region of Douro 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 Douro is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Top wines in regions and sub-regions of Douro
The best wines of Douro in other styles
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