The Winery Calheiros Cruz is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Calheiros Cruz wines in Douro among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Calheiros Cruz 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 Calheiros Cruz wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Calheiros Cruz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of fish and seafood gratin, fresh vegetable dips and their sauces for the aperitif or breaded fish (whiting).
On the nose the white wine of Winery Calheiros Cruz. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Calheiros Cruz. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
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.
World's oldest demarcated region (1756).
How Winery Calheiros Cruz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, flammekueche with munster cheese or lamb sweetbreads with white wine and sorrel cream.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Calheiros Cruz. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Calheiros Cruz. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
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Structured and deep reds with a dark ruby robe, firm tannins and a dense mouthfeel, with intense aromas of black fruits (blackberry, plum), cherry, tobacco, leather, spices, cocoa and balsamic notes. Good ageing potential. Essential component of the great dry reds of Douro DOC and a pillar of Vintage Port and LBV. Also a star of Alentejo DOC as Aragonez and Dão DOC. The Portuguese synonym for Iberian Tempranillo, signature of the great wines of the Douro.
