Winery CunqueiroCuqueira Blanco
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or cured meat.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuqueira Blanco of Winery Cunqueiro in the region of Galice often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuqueira Blanco
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuqueira Blanco
Original food and wine pairings with Cuqueira Blanco
The Cuqueira Blanco of Winery Cunqueiro matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of quiche without eggs, grilled sea bass with herbs or chicken tagine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cunqueiro's Cuqueira Blanco.
Discover the grape variety: Bourboulenc
Bourboulenc is mainly grown in the southern part of France. It is a white grape variety that ripens quite late. It can only be harvested around 25 September and for an average of only one month. Bourboulenc is particularly fond of low-lying, but at the same time warm and dry locations. The aroma of this grape variety is not very pronounced, but it has a certain exotic fruit and floral aroma such as broom. The result is a low alcohol wine with subtle and fleeting aromas. Blanquette, bourboulanc, bourboulenque, doucillon, clairette dorée and clairette blanche are all names that can designate bourboulenc. This grape variety is very sensitive to diseases common to all vine plants such as magnesium deficiency, mildew and oidium. Bourboulenc can be used as a table grape. Most French people keep the bunches until Christmas in order to present them on the festive table as desserts.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuqueira Blanco from Winery Cunqueiro are 2017, 2015, 2016, 2014 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Cunqueiro
The Winery Cunqueiro is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Ribeiro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Ribeiro
The wine region of Ribeiro is located in the region of Galice of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Emilio Rojo or the Domaine Francisco Garcia Perez produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ribeiro are Albarino, Loureiro and Mencia, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ribeiro often reveals types of flavors of pear, smoke or almonds and sometimes also flavors of fig, stone fruit or saline.
The wine region of Galice
Galicia is one of the 17 first-level administrative regions (called comunidades autónomas) of Spain. It occupies the northwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula, and is exposed on two sides to the Atlantic Ocean. To the South is Portugal, to the east Castilla y Leon. Viticulture has a Long tradition in Galicia, introduced to the region by the ancient Romans and continued by monks throughout the Middle Ages.
The word of the wine: Crunchy
A very colorful term to designate a sensation similar to the crunchiness of a grape bursting under the tooth in young and lively wines.
