Winery FonsecaSiroco White Port (Extra Dry)
Natural sweet wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Malvasia.
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
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).
Discover the grape variety: Alvarinho
The white Alvarinho is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. The white Alvarinho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Siroco White Port (Extra Dry) from Winery Fonseca are 2013, 2008
Informations about the Winery Fonseca
The Winery Fonseca is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Porto to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Porto
The wine region of Porto is located in the region of Duriense of Portugal. We currently count 312 estates and châteaux in the of Porto, producing 2132 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Porto 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: Traditional method
Also known as the Champagne method, this is the elaboration of sparkling wines according to the second fermentation method in the bottle.
