The Winery Messias of Douro of Duriense

Winery Messias
The winery offers 138 different wines
3.6
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0.5Note - 0
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Messias.
It is ranked in the top 87 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Messias is one of the world's great estates. It offers 138 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Messias wines

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

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Messias

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

How Winery Messias wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or lamb such as recipes of beef with onions chinese style, onion and comté pie or lamb sweetbreads with white wine and sorrel cream.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Messias

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Messias. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, vanilla or coffee and sometimes also flavors of plum, leather or chocolate. In the mouth the natural sweet wine of Winery Messias. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Messias

  • 1965With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1966With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1967With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1979With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1977With an average score of 4.55/5
  • 1985With an average score of 4.54/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Messias.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Tinto Cao
  • Rabigato

Discovering the wine region of Douro

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).

The top red wines of Winery Messias

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Messias

How Winery Messias wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef strogonoff, shoulder of lamb on a bed of potatoes or mixed paella valenciana.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Messias

On the nose the red wine of Winery Messias. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Messias. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Messias

  • 1985With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 1999With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.79/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Alfrocheiro Preto
  • Baga
  • Tinta Barroca

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Cão

Structured and elegant reds with a deep ruby colour, firm tannins and dense palate, with signature aromas of red fruit (cherry, raspberry), plum, spices, flowers (violet) and balsamic notes. Very late-ripening and low-yielding, with magnificent ageing potential. An essential component of great vintage Ports and age-worthy Douro DOC, one of the five classic Port varieties. An indigenous Portuguese black variety from the Douro with a strong aromatic identity.

The top white wines of Winery Messias

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Messias

How Winery Messias wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of crab matoutou, broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry or seaweed tartar.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Messias

On the nose the white wine of Winery Messias. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of green apple, lime or minerality. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Messias. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Messias

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 1926With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.61/5

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

  • Bical
  • Maria Gomes
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Encruzado
  • Loureiro
  • Pederna

The word of the wine: Vitis vinifera

The main species of vine cultivated in Europe and throughout the world, the origin of most of the great grape varieties.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Messias

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Messias

How Winery Messias wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of texas style ribs / loin ribs, peppers stuffed with tuna and parmesan or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Messias

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Messias. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Messias

  • 2014With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.71/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Messias.

  • Baga
  • Chardonnay
  • Bical
  • Maria Gomes

Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Messias

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Messias

How Winery Messias wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of baked pork chops, improved horse steak or county soup.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Messias

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Tinta Roriz
  • Baga
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Castelao
  • Touriga Franca

The word of the wine: Nebuchadnezzar

Bottle with a capacity of 15 litres.

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Deep, concentrated reds with a near-black robe, firm but polished tannins, showing aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, violet, bergamot, liquorice, black pepper and characteristic floral notes. Pillar of great vintage Ports (Quinta do Noval, Taylor's) and signature of modern dry Douro DOC and Dão DOC. Also exported to Australia and California. Portugal's most noble variety.

Discover other regions and appellation of Duriense