The Winery Fonte Pequena is one of the world's great estates. It offers 63 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Fonte Pequena wines in Douro among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Fonte Pequena 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 Fonte Pequena wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Fonte Pequena wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of tanjia, lamb mice confit and melting carrots or turkey escalope with curry.
In the mouth the red wine of Winery Fonte Pequena. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
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 Fonte Pequena wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Elegant, structured reds with aromas of strawberry, cherry, plum, leather, blond tobacco and pronounced vanilla from long oak ageing. Ranges from Joven to Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva. Star of Rioja DOCa, Ribera del Duero DO and Toro DO, also shines in the Douro as Tinta Roriz/Aragonez. One of the world's most planted Spanish varieties.
How Winery Fonte Pequena wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of parillade of fish and seafood, radicchio and pancetta rolls or baked fish fillets with vegetables.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Fonte Pequena. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, microbio or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Fonte Pequena. is a with a nice freshness.
A method of ageing which aims to give the wine certain aromas of evolution (dried fruit, bitter orange, coffee, rancio, etc.) by exposing it to the air; it is then matured either in barrels, demi-muids or unoaked casks, sometimes stored in the open air, or in barrels exposed to the sun and to temperature variations. This type of maturation characterizes certain natural sweet wines, ports and other liqueur wines.
How Winery Fonte Pequena wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Fonte Pequena. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit.
Supple, sun-drenched reds with a deep ruby robe, smooth tannins and moderate acidity, with intense aromas of ripe red fruit (strawberry, raspberry, candied cherry), garrigue (thyme, bay), white pepper, kirsch and soft spice. Ample, warm palate. Absolute pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Gigondas, Côtes-du-Rhône, Tavel rosé, Priorat DOQ, Rioja (as Garnacha) and star of naturally sweet wines (Banyuls, Maury, Rasteau). Autochthonous Mediterranean variety from Aragon.
How Winery Fonte Pequena wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Any wine loaded with CO2 (carbon dioxide), which is revealed in the form of bubbles, reinforcing the freshness effect in the mouth. This gas production is the result of what is called the second fermentation in the bottle. It occurs in champagnes and sparkling wines such as crémants.
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Aromatic and refined reds with an elegant structure, featuring raspberry, blackberry, rose, lavender, cistus and gentle spice aromas. Soft tannins and silky balance that smooths blends. Essential partner to Touriga Nacional in great Port wines (Vintage, LBV, Tawny) and modern dry Douro DOC. Native Portuguese variety, the most planted in the Douro, related to Touriga Nacional.
