The Winery Colleja of Douro of Duriense

Winery Colleja
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 2338 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Colleja is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Colleja wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Colleja

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Colleja

How Winery Colleja wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with marinara, caricoles as in brussels (translation: sea snails or whelks) or the fisherman's pot.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Colleja

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Colleja. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Colleja

  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Alvarinho

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 Colleja

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Colleja

How Winery Colleja wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, pasta gratin milanese style or lamb tagine with prunes and almonds.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Colleja

On the nose the red wine of Winery Colleja. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Colleja. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Colleja

  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz

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.

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

News about Winery Colleja and wines from the region

Symington Family Estates unveils €12m Douro winery design

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Port producer proposes new classification for ‘young harvest’ releases

Albino Jorge Sousa, owner of Port estate Quinta da Boeira, said his proposal for a new classification called ‘Full Body-Young Harvest’ Ports would inject cashflow earlier for Port producers. Jorge Sousa urged the Port sector to ‘wake up’ to meet what he said was growing demand for younger Ports from wine buyers and importers over the past two years. His proposal comes amid wider efforts to help reinvigorate the Port category. This year, Portugal’s Port and Douro Wine Institute, the I ...

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The word of the wine: Film

Skin of the grape containing the colouring matter of red wines (anthocyanins), the most noble tannins and the essential aromatic substances.

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