Winery ContemporalBranco Doce
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Contemporal's Branco Doce.
Discover the grape variety: Bicane
We do not know exactly its origin. It has been used as a genitor to obtain new varieties, Pirovano's Italia in 1911 is a proud example. Today, it is no longer multiplied in nurseries and is therefore in danger of extinction.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Branco Doce from Winery Contemporal are 2018, 2014, 0
Informations about the Winery Contemporal
The Winery Contemporal is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 48 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: Phenolic ripeness
A distinction is made between the ripeness of sugars and acids and the ripeness of tannins and other compounds such as anthocyanins and tannins, which will bring structure and colour. Grapes can be measured at 13° potential without having reached this phenolic maturity. Vinified at this stage, they will give hard, astringent wines, without charm.
