Winery Alves de SousaCaldas Porto Branco
Natural sweet wine
In the mouth this natural sweet wine is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese, beef or sweet desserts.
Taste structure of the Caldas Porto Branco from the Winery Alves de Sousa
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Caldas Porto Branco of Winery Alves de Sousa in the region of Duriense is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Caldas Porto Branco of Winery Alves de Sousa in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Caldas Porto Branco
Pairings that work perfectly with Caldas Porto Branco
Original food and wine pairings with Caldas Porto Branco
The Caldas Porto Branco of Winery Alves de Sousa matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of tournedos rossini, the coughing cat's apple crumble or cheese ravioli on a bed of spinach.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alves de Sousa's Caldas Porto Branco.
Discover the grape variety: Rolle
Rolle is a white grape variety of Turkish origin that has become established in the South of France, particularly in the Var region, in Corsica under the name of Vermentinu, and in Italy. Its bunches and berries, of medium size, change from white to pink when the grapes are ripe. The rolle likes hot climates where the soil is dry and poor. On the other hand, it fears the wind and diseases. It produces fat, well-balanced white wines. These wines may lack acidity, but they are still very aromatic and give off notes of grapefruit, white fruit, white flowers, fennel, etc. Rolle is also a good table grape that can be enjoyed both fresh and dry. Present in Provence, Languedoc, Roussillon and Corsica. It is used in the composition of numerous appellations such as Ajaccio, Patrimonio, Bandol, Coteaux-d'Aix-en-Provence, Côtes-de-Provence, Costières-de-Nîmes, Corbières, Collioure, Côtes-de-Roussillon, Minervois, Saint Chinian...
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Caldas Porto Branco from Winery Alves de Sousa are 2008, 0
Informations about the Winery Alves de Sousa
The Winery Alves de Sousa is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 64 wines for sale in the of Porto to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Porto
The wine region of Porto is located in the region of Duriense of Portugal. We currently count 312 estates and châteaux in the of Porto, producing 2132 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Porto go well with generally quite well with dishes .
The wine region of Duriense
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.
The word of the wine: Tears
Traces left by the wine on the sides of the glass when it is shaken or tilted.
