Winery Cascas - Branco

Winery Cascas Branco

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Branco of Winery Cascas is a white wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.

Taste structure of the Branco from the Winery Cascas

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Branco of Winery Cascas in the region of Duriense is a with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

On the nose the Branco of Winery Cascas in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Cascas's Branco.

Winery
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Fer-servadou

Fer-servadou noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Gironde). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches, and grapes of small to medium size. Fer-servadou noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

Last vintages of this wine

Branco - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.9 1 1 1 1 0
Branco - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of Branco from Winery Cascas are 2016, 2015

Informations about the Winery Cascas

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This winery is part of the Casca Wines.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Cascas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 5500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 2000 of of Douro wines
In the top 30000 of white wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

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 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.

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The word of the wine: Defect

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