Winery FonsecaSiroco White Port (Extra Dry)

Natural sweet wine of Porto of Duriense of Portugal

3.4

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Siroco White Port (Extra Dry) of Winery Fonseca is a natural sweet wine from the region of Porto of Duriense.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Malvasia.
This wine generally goes well with

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

oak, vanilla

honey

cheese, yeast

mint, white pepper

elderflower, honeysuckle

On the nose the Siroco White Port (Extra Dry) of Winery Fonseca in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, oaky or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, lime or vanilla.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fonseca's Siroco White Port (Extra Dry).

Winery

Winery Fonseca

Winemaker

David Guimaraens

Grape varieties

Alvarinho

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

20°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Alvarinho

Lively, aromatic whites with cutting acidity and a slender mouth, featuring intense aromas of citrus, white peach, apricot, white flowers, passion fruit and iodised Atlantic saline notes. Tonic, long finish. The absolute star of the Monção e Melgaço sub-region (Vinho Verde DOC), it signs the finest Portuguese Vinho Verde. Also made as a single variety in the Douro. The Portuguese name for Galician Albariño, native to the northwest Iberian peninsula.

Last vintages of this wine

Siroco White Port (Extra Dry) - 2013

In the top 100 of of Porto wines

Average rating: 3.6

Siroco White Port (Extra Dry) - 2008

In the top 100 of of Porto wines

Average rating: 3.3

The best vintages of Siroco White Port (Extra Dry) from Winery Fonseca are 2013, 2008

Informations about the Winery Fonseca

The winery offers 29 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.

This winery is part of the Taylor Fladgate.

It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Porto in the region of Duriense

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The Winery Fonseca is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Porto to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 7000 of of Portugal wines

In the top 600 of of Porto wines

In the top 2000 of natural sweet wines

In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Porto

One of the world's oldest fortified wines: fortified with grape spirit during fermentation, keeping its residual sugars. Opulent style, long on the palate, notes of candied black fruits, cocoa, fig, walnut, coffee and spices. Four styles: young fruity Ruby (cherry, blackberry), Tawny aged oxidatively in cask (caramel, hazelnut, bitter orange), age-worthy LBV and Vintage, White as aperitif. Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz.

The wine region of Duriense

Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.