The Winery Contemporal of Douro of Duriense

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The winery offers 49 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is ranked in the top 2057 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Contemporal is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 49 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Contemporal wines

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

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Contemporal

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Contemporal

How Winery Contemporal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of small stuffed fish from nice, apple pie or chicken with blue cheese and leeks.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Contemporal

In the mouth the natural sweet wine of Winery Contemporal. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Contemporal

  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Contemporal.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Moscatel Roxo
  • Tinto Cao
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Tinta Roriz

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 sparkling wines of Winery Contemporal

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Contemporal

How Winery Contemporal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Contemporal

  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.16/5
  • 2015With an average score of 2.90/5

Discover the grape variety: Alvarinho

The white Alvarinho is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. The white Alvarinho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley.

The top white wines of Winery Contemporal

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Contemporal

How Winery Contemporal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of seafood pie, goat cheese and bacon quiche or tuna rillettes.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Contemporal

On the nose the white wine of Winery Contemporal. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Contemporal. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Contemporal

  • 2019With an average score of 3.37/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.36/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.27/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.26/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.19/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.15/5

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

  • Alvarinho
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Loureiro
  • Moscatel
  • Moscatel de Setúbal

The word of the wine: Draft liquor (champagne)

After blending, the wine is bottled with a liqueur de tirage (a mixture of sugar and wine) and a yeast (selected yeasts). The yeast attacks the sugar and creates carbon dioxide. The fermentation, which lasts about two months, is prolonged by an ageing period (15 months minimum in total). The bottle is capped (some rare vintages are capped with a staple and a cork).

The top red wines of Winery Contemporal

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Contemporal

How Winery Contemporal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of romazava (madagascar), marinated leg of lamb with herbs or garbure landaise.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Contemporal

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Contemporal

  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.25/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.18/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.15/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.14/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.13/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Aragonez
  • Pinot Noir
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Alfrocheiro Preto
  • Trincadeira

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top pink wines of Winery Contemporal

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Contemporal

How Winery Contemporal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Contemporal

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.36/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.13/5
  • 2015With an average score of 2.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Contemporal.

  • Muscatel

The word of the wine: Roast (taste of)

Characteristic taste of wines made from grapes affected by botrytis cinerea.

Discover the grape variety: Tinto cão

- Origin : Most certainly from the north of Portugal, it is a very old grape variety, present for a very long time in the Douro Valley where it is very often associated with other grape varieties to produce the famous Port. It can also be found in the United States (California, etc.), Australia, Spain, Mexico, etc.

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The word of the wine: Draft liquor (champagne)

After blending, the wine is bottled with a liqueur de tirage (a mixture of sugar and wine) and a yeast (selected yeasts). The yeast attacks the sugar and creates carbon dioxide. The fermentation, which lasts about two months, is prolonged by an ageing period (15 months minimum in total). The bottle is capped (some rare vintages are capped with a staple and a cork).

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