The Winery Messias of Douro of Duriense

Winery Messias - 10 Anos Tawny Port
The winery offers 138 different wines
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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 kig ar farz breton, cucumber skin julienne or lamb crumble with oregano and feta cheese.

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, oak or chestnut and sometimes also flavors of jam, red fruit or cherry. 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

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 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 baeckeoffe, rack of lamb with herbs or garbure with duck confit.

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: 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.

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 shrimp curry and coconut (thailand), zucchini quiche or pretzel and ode mauricette!.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Messias

On the nose the white wine of Winery Messias. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, earth or non oak and sometimes also flavors of lemon peel, floral or slate. 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: Alcoholic fermentation

Transformation of sugars into alcohol under the effect of yeast. These yeasts exist in their natural state in the vineyards and in the cellars. Artificial seeding with selected yeasts is however very often practiced.

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 white cabbage with bacon, grilled mackerel with garlic and herbs or mushroom, bacon and gruyere 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

Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.

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 soft and inexpensive pasta gratin, quick meatloaf or savoyard fondue with ceps.

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
  • 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: Reduction

A physiological and chemical phenomenon that occurs in wine in the absence of oxygen. The smell of reduction is characterized by animal and sometimes fetid notes that disappear in principle with aeration. It is recommended to decant reduced wines.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

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The word of the wine: Alcoholic fermentation

Transformation of sugars into alcohol under the effect of yeast. These yeasts exist in their natural state in the vineyards and in the cellars. Artificial seeding with selected yeasts is however very often practiced.

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