Winery FavaiosMoscatel
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese and sweet desserts.
Food and wine pairings with Moscatel
Pairings that work perfectly with Moscatel
Original food and wine pairings with Moscatel
The Moscatel of Winery Favaios matches generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of cheese cake (white cheese cake) inratable or roast pork with roquefort cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Favaios's Moscatel.
Discover the grape variety: Dureza
Structured, colored reds with a dark ruby robe, firm tannins and a dense palate, with signature aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), spices, black pepper and herbal notes reminiscent of Syrah. Almost vanished from commercial cultivation, preserved for its exceptional genetic value. Grown in varietal collections and heritage plots in Ardèche. Indigenous French black variety from Ardèche, father of Syrah (mother = Mondeuse Blanche).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Moscatel from Winery Favaios are 0
Informations about the Winery Favaios
The Winery Favaios is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 52 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The wine region of Duriense
Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.
The word of the wine: Downy mildew
Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Downy mildew is formidable because it attacks all the organs, from the stem to the grapes, including the leaves, in depth. It was against it that the famous copper and lime-based Bordeaux mixture was developed.
