Top 100 wines of Douro - Page 6
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: Verdelho
Structured, taut whites with precise acidity and a slender mouth, featuring aromas of citrus (lemon, orange peel), dried fruits, toasted almond, Mediterranean herbs and pronounced saline notes. A historic pillar of medium-dry Madeira (one of the island's four classic noble grapes) where it develops complex oxidative notes. Also as structured dry whites in Douro DOC and Australia (Hunter Valley). Native Portuguese grape, unrelated to Spanish Verdejo.
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 adapted vietnamese fondue, maultaschen ( swabian ravioli ) or irish stew with beer.
Top wines in regions and sub-regions of Douro
The best wines of Douro in other styles
- The best wines natural sweet of Douro in other styles
- The best wines other of Douro in other styles
- The best wines pink of Douro in other styles
- The best wines red of Douro in other styles
- The best wines sparkling of Douro in other styles
- The best wines sweet of Douro in other styles
- The best wines white of Douro in other styles