The Winery Couquinho of Douro of Duriense

Winery Couquinho - Superior Branco
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 63 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Couquinho is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Couquinho wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Couquinho

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Couquinho

How Winery Couquinho wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of shrimp in coconut milk curry, cervelat in the alsatian style or monkfish curry with coconut milk.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Couquinho

On the nose the white wine of Winery Couquinho. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Couquinho. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Couquinho

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Rabigato
  • Viosinho

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 Couquinho

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Couquinho

How Winery Couquinho wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of alsatian bäckeoffe, pasta with tuna and tomato or fillet of lamb in potato dressing.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Couquinho

On the nose the red wine of Winery Couquinho. often reveals types of flavors of tobacco, dark chocolate or black fruits and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Couquinho. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Couquinho

  • 2007With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.02/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinto Cao
  • Souzao

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Couquinho

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Couquinho

How Winery Couquinho wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs) or mushroom and cured ham quiche.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Couquinho

  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional

The word of the wine: Leaflet

Small barrel with a capacity of 112 to 136 litres depending on the region.

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.

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The word of the wine: Leaflet

Small barrel with a capacity of 112 to 136 litres depending on the region.

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