The Winery Chao da Portela is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Chao da Portela wines in Douro among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Chao da Portela 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 Chao da Portela wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Chao da Portela wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with cream supers, shrimp acras or honey spare-ribs.
In the mouth the white wine of Winery Chao da Portela. is a 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 Chao da Portela wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, cannelloni with salmon and spinach or tajine of beef balls and merguez.
In the mouth the red wine of Winery Chao da Portela. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Structured, aromatic dry whites with a pale golden color, ample palate and signature preserved acidity, offering refined aromas of citrus (lemon, orange), white flowers (acacia, orange blossom), yellow fruits (pear, peach), aromatic herbs and schist mineral notes. Fine ageing and cellaring potential. Essential component of great Douro DOC and white Porto whites. Portuguese indigenous variety from Douro and Trás-os-Montes, signature of north-eastern Portugal.
How Winery Chao da Portela wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of chicken pie, rice with tuna and tomato or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.
Mechanical action consisting of pressing the grapes (before fermentation for whites) or the marc soaked in wine (after fermentation for reds).
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Deep, concentrated reds with a near-black robe, firm but polished tannins, showing aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, violet, bergamot, liquorice, black pepper and characteristic floral notes. Pillar of great vintage Ports (Quinta do Noval, Taylor's) and signature of modern dry Douro DOC and Dão DOC. Also exported to Australia and California. Portugal's most noble variety.
