The Winery Alteia of Douro of Duriense

Winery Alteia
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 2961 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Alteia is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Alteia wines

Looking for the best Winery Alteia wines in Douro among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Alteia 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 Alteia wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Alteia

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Alteia

How Winery Alteia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of tagliatelle with scallops, sunshine pie with tomato pesto and pine nuts or hake with small shrimps for cookeo.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Alteia

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Alteia. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Alteia

  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Malvasia
  • Rabigato
  • Viosinho
  • Gouveio

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 red wines of Winery Alteia

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Alteia

How Winery Alteia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, salmon and spinach lasagna or chakchouka.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Alteia

On the nose the red wine of Winery Alteia. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Alteia. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Alteia

  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Tinta Amarela

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 pink wines of Winery Alteia

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Alteia

How Winery Alteia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Alteia.

  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Barroca

The word of the wine: Maturing (champagne)

After riddling, the bottles are stored on "point", upside down, with the neck of one bottle in the bottom of the other. The duration of this maturation is very important: in contact with the dead yeasts, the wine takes on subtle aromas and gains in roundness and fatness. A brut without year must remain at least 15 months in the cellar after bottling, a vintage 36 months.

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.

News about Winery Alteia and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Maturing (champagne)

After riddling, the bottles are stored on "point", upside down, with the neck of one bottle in the bottom of the other. The duration of this maturation is very important: in contact with the dead yeasts, the wine takes on subtle aromas and gains in roundness and fatness. A brut without year must remain at least 15 months in the cellar after bottling, a vintage 36 months.

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