Winery Cockburn'sPorto Branco
Natural sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
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 Porto Branco from the Winery Cockburn's
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Porto Branco of Winery Cockburn's in the region of Duriense is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Food and wine pairings with Porto Branco
Pairings that work perfectly with Porto Branco
Original food and wine pairings with Porto Branco
The Porto Branco of Winery Cockburn's matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of spaghetti bolognese, tiramisu (original recipe) or eggplant with roquefort and walnuts.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cockburn's's Porto Branco.
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.
Informations about the Winery Cockburn's
The Winery Cockburn's is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Bouchy
See cabernet franc.
