The Winery Favaios of Douro of Duriense

Winery Favaios - Moscatel do Douro
The winery offers 53 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 696 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Favaios is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 53 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Favaios wines

Looking for the best Winery Favaios wines in Douro among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Favaios wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Favaios wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sweet wines of Winery Favaios

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Favaios

How Winery Favaios wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of gaufress and light or aiguillettes of duck with auvergne blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Favaios

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Favaios. often reveals types of flavors of cream, dried apricot or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, floral or black fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of Winery Favaios. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Favaios

  • 1980With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1975With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Favaios.

  • Moscatel Galego
  • Moscatel

Discovering the wine region of Douro

The wine region of Douro is located in the region of Duriense of Portugal. We currently count 1110 estates and châteaux in the of Douro, producing 4307 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Douro go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Favaios

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Favaios

How Winery Favaios wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, blue cheese or shellfish such as recipes of chocolate mousse, rabbit casserole with blue cheese and dried fruit or soy and shrimp noodles.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Favaios

On the nose the white wine of Winery Favaios. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Favaios. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Favaios

  • 1964With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.51/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Favaios.

  • Viosinho
  • Gouveio
  • Moscatel Galego
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Rabigato

Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca

Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Favaios

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Favaios

How Winery Favaios wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Favaios

  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Favaios.

  • Moscatel Galego

The word of the wine: Trading

Term used to designate the wine trade and related professions. Sometimes used in contrast to viticulture.

The top red wines of Winery Favaios

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Favaios

How Winery Favaios wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of baked lasagna, pasta with basil or lamb chops with honey and spices.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Favaios

On the nose the red wine of Winery Favaios. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, dried fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Favaios. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Favaios

  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.33/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Favaios.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinta Barroca

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Favaios

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Favaios

How Winery Favaios wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of beef fillet in a crust, tiramisu (original recipe) or beloved steaks.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Favaios

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Favaios. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit. In the mouth the natural sweet wine of Winery Favaios. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Favaios

  • 2014With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Favaios.

  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Tinta Amarela
  • Gouveio
  • Rabigato

The word of the wine: Vinification

Method and set of techniques for making wine.

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.

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The word of the wine: Trading

Term used to designate the wine trade and related professions. Sometimes used in contrast to viticulture.

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