The Winery Cara a Cara of Douro of Duriense

Winery Cara a Cara - Fernao Pires White Blend
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 2521 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Cara a Cara is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Cara a Cara wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Cara a Cara

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Cara a Cara

How Winery Cara a Cara wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of monkfish tail with coconut milk and curry, baguette filled with saint moret and ham or sauerkraut with fish.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Cara a Cara

On the nose the white wine of Winery Cara a Cara. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Cara a Cara. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Cara a Cara

  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Rabigato
  • Viosinho
  • Malvasia Fina
  • Gouveio
  • Fernao Pires
  • Antão Vaz

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 Cara a Cara

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Cara a Cara

How Winery Cara a Cara wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of spaghetti squash bolognese style, mascarpone/gorgonzola macaroni gratin or stuffed zucchini with merguez, beef and spices.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Cara a Cara

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Cara a Cara. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Cara a Cara

  • 2017With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.35/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.15/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz

Discover the grape variety: Fernao Pires

In Portugal, it is one of the most planted white grape varieties, and we have found it to be very similar to the torrontés grown in Spain (Galicia). It can be found in Australia and South Africa, but is almost unknown in France.

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.

News about Winery Cara a Cara and wines from the region

Glenfiddich owners launch House of Hazelwood collection of rare Scotch whiskies

The new range, drawn from whisky stocks laid down by the Gordons for almost a century and named after the family home in Dufftown, comprises The Charles Gordon Collection – in 2022, four whiskies priced at £3,000-4,500 per bottle – and The Legacy Collection – four whiskies priced at £950-1,450. They include the first spirit produced at the Girvan grain distillery in South Ayrshire in 1964, and a 56-year-old whisky, unusually blended as new make spirit before its maturation. ‘This is a collection ...

Chateau St. Jean in Sonoma sold to Foley Family Wines

Foley Family Wines has returned to the acquisition trail in California by announcing its acquisition of Sonoma’s Chateau St. Jean from the Americas division of Treasury Wine Estates, owner of Penfolds in Australia. Foley said it ‘plans to restore the winery to its former glory’. A fee for the deal was not disclosed, but the purchase includes the historic 1920s chateau building, a 6,000-square-foot visitor centre, a winery facility and almost 32 hectares (79 acres) of estate vineyards. Fole ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Stripped

Said of a wine that is generally too old and has lost its colour, volume and power.

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