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.
It is a Spanish variety, in Galicia to be precise, with its cradle in the Rias Baixas area, around Pontevedra and up to Orense. It would be a close relative of the Loureiro. Widely cultivated in Portugal, ... in France, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
sparkling wines from the region of Duriense go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tournedos with boursin, tomatoes stuffed with sausage meat or roast pork confit.
On the nose in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cream, blueberry or plum and sometimes also flavors of brioche, non oak or microbio. In the mouth in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
