Top 100 red wines of Duriense
Discover the top 100 best red wines of Duriense as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Duriense and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering 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.
Donzelinho branco is one of the authorized Grape permitted to be blended in the wines of Duriense.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta Amarela
Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Duriense
red wines from the region of Duriense go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), saffron pasta with prawns or seven o'clock leg of lamb.
Organoleptic analysis of red 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.
