The Winery Lacrau of Douro of Duriense

Winery Lacrau - Field Blend
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 270 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Lacrau is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lacrau wines

Looking for the best Winery Lacrau wines in Douro among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Lacrau 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 Lacrau wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Lacrau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lacrau

How Winery Lacrau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of braised beef with guinness, pasta cake or leg of lamb in a herb crust with preserved vegetables.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lacrau

On the nose the red wine of Winery Lacrau. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of licorice, plum or black fruits. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Lacrau. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lacrau

  • 2016With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Lacrau.

  • Touriga Nacional

Discovering the wine region of Douro

The wine region of Douro is located in the region of Duriense of Portugal. We currently count 1110 estates and châteaux in the of Douro, producing 4307 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Douro go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Lacrau

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lacrau

How Winery Lacrau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with beer, codfish accras or medallions of monkfish with citrus fruits.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Lacrau

On the nose the white wine of Winery Lacrau. often reveals types of flavors of oak, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Lacrau. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Lacrau

  • 2011With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.97/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Lacrau.

  • Gouveio
  • Codega de Larinho
  • Folgasao
  • Moscatel Galego
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Lacrau

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Lacrau

How Winery Lacrau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of rosbeef casserole mamie, gaufress and light or potato soufflé with auvergne blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Lacrau

In the mouth the natural sweet wine of Winery Lacrau. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The word of the wine: Vineyard

Said of a wine with a certain alcoholic richness and clearly showing the characteristics that distinguish wine from other alcoholic beverages.

The top pink wines of Winery Lacrau

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Lacrau

How Winery Lacrau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of roasted fillet of beef with parsley or chicken nuggets with cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Lacrau

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Lacrau. often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Lacrau

  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Lacrau.

  • Touriga Nacional

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

News about Winery Lacrau and wines from the region

Nomad winemaker: Why I make wine in Spain

When I started my nomadic winemaking project, in 2018 at Niepoort Vinhos in Portugal’s Douro region, I had no idea how large a part Spain would go on to play – I certainly never intended to make it the locus of my project. So how did it happen? Yes, there was an element of chance and taking opportunities where they arose. But also, among the talented winemakers to whom I pitched collaborations, I sensed an openness and a readiness to collaborate which seemed particular to Spain. Held in June las ...

More must-taste wines selected by Decanter’s Regional Editors for DFWE NYC

In the second part of this series, Decanter’s editorial team members highlight the wines they are looking forward to tasting at the upcoming Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC on Saturday 18th June 2022. Tina Gellie – Content Manager and Regional Editor (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & South Africa) Burrowing Owl, Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada 2019 In 2016, while on a press trip to British Columbia’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys, I had the pleasur ...

Port producer proposes new classification for ‘young harvest’ releases

Albino Jorge Sousa, owner of Port estate Quinta da Boeira, said his proposal for a new classification called ‘Full Body-Young Harvest’ Ports would inject cashflow earlier for Port producers. Jorge Sousa urged the Port sector to ‘wake up’ to meet what he said was growing demand for younger Ports from wine buyers and importers over the past two years. His proposal comes amid wider efforts to help reinvigorate the Port category. This year, Portugal’s Port and Douro Wine Institute, the I ...

The word of the wine: Vineyard

Said of a wine with a certain alcoholic richness and clearly showing the characteristics that distinguish wine from other alcoholic beverages.

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