The Winery Cruz Velha is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Cruz Velha wines in Douro among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Cruz Velha 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 Cruz Velha wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Cruz Velha wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of easy seafood gratin, emulsion of foie gras with pata negra or dab with coconut milk.
In the mouth the white wine of Winery Cruz Velha. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Cradle of Port: opulent fortified wine with notes of candied black fruit, cocoa, fig, walnut and spice, from young fruity Ruby to oxidative amber Tawny, plus age-worthy LBV and Vintage of exceptional cellaring. Also great dry Douro DOC reds, structured and deep (violet, black-fruited Touriga Nacional, elegant Touriga Franca, spicy Tinta Roriz). A few fresh Douro whites. Terraced vineyards (~40,000 ha) UNESCO on schist.
World's oldest demarcated region (1756).
How Winery Cruz Velha wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of oxtail and carrot stew, awara broth or tajine of merguez and potatoes.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Cruz Velha. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Cruz Velha. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Structured and deep reds with a dark ruby robe, firm tannins and a dense mouthfeel, with intense aromas of black fruits (blackberry, plum), cherry, tobacco, leather, spices, cocoa and balsamic notes. Good ageing potential. Essential component of the great dry reds of Douro DOC and a pillar of Vintage Port and LBV. Also a star of Alentejo DOC as Aragonez and Dão DOC. The Portuguese synonym for Iberian Tempranillo, signature of the great wines of the Douro.
How Winery Cruz Velha wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of quick meatloaf or mushroom and cured ham quiche.
Organic compound resulting from the combination of alcohol and sulphide (H2S) producing an unpleasant odour reminiscent of town gas and rotten eggs.
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Deep, concentrated reds with a near-black robe, firm but polished tannins, showing aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, violet, bergamot, liquorice, black pepper and characteristic floral notes. Pillar of great vintage Ports (Quinta do Noval, Taylor's) and signature of modern dry Douro DOC and Dão DOC. Also exported to Australia and California. Portugal's most noble variety.
