Winery FavaiosMoscatel do Douro
Sweet wine
In the mouth this sweet wine is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese and sweet desserts.
Taste structure of the Moscatel do Douro from the Winery Favaios
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Moscatel do Douro of Winery Favaios in the region of Duriense is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Moscatel do Douro of Winery Favaios in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of citrus, peach or plum.
Food and wine pairings with Moscatel do Douro
Pairings that work perfectly with Moscatel do Douro
Original food and wine pairings with Moscatel do Douro
The Moscatel do Douro of Winery Favaios matches generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of chocolate fondant or tuna and roquefort pie.
Details and technical informations about Winery Favaios's Moscatel do Douro.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca
Intensely coloured, warm reds, sun-drenched with generous alcohol, with aromas of red and black candied fruits, plum, gentle spices and cocoa notes. Ripe tannins and a broad palate. Traditional partner of touriga nacional and touriga franca in the blends of great Port wines (especially Tawny and Ruby) and modern dry Douro DOC. Native Portuguese variety from the Douro and Trás-os-Montes.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Moscatel do Douro from Winery Favaios are 1980, 1989, 1975, 2018 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Favaios
The Winery Favaios is one of of the world's greatest 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: Maturation
Transformation undergone by the grape when it is enriched with sugar and loses some of its acidity to reach maturity.
