The flavor of black fruit in wine of Duriense
Discover the of Duriense wines revealing the of black fruit flavor during the olphactive analysis (nose) and during the gustative analysis (mouth).
More information on of Duriense flavors
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.
The word of the wine: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
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What are the typical grape varieties with flavor de black fruit of Duriense?
- Touriga nacionalIn 83% of wines with flavor de black fruit
- Touriga francaIn 67% of wines with flavor de black fruit
- Tinta barrocaIn 33% of wines with flavor de black fruit
- Tinto cãoIn 20% of wines with flavor de black fruit
- Cabernet-sauvignonIn 2% of wines with flavor de black fruit
- TempranilloIn 1% of wines with flavor de black fruit
- Cabernet francIn 1% of wines with flavor de black fruit
- MenciaIn 1% of wines with flavor de black fruit
- MalbecIn 1% of wines with flavor de black fruit
- PinotageIn 1% of wines with flavor de black fruit
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