Winery MessiasDouro Selection Branco
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Douro Selection Branco from the Winery Messias
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Douro Selection Branco of Winery Messias in the region of Duriense is a with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Douro Selection Branco
Pairings that work perfectly with Douro Selection Branco
Original food and wine pairings with Douro Selection Branco
The Douro Selection Branco of Winery Messias matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of squid from the mouth of the cavado river (portugal), roasted bananas with cured ham or baked sea bass fillets.
Details and technical informations about Winery Messias's Douro Selection Branco.
Discover the grape variety: Christmas rose
Table grape with long clusters of pink-red berries with thin skin and crunchy flesh, with a pleasant sweet taste. Late variety (harvest in autumn/early winter, hence the name). Very rarely vinified. Grown mainly in California and Chile for export markets, prized for its attractive pink-red appearance, good shelf life and late availability. American black table grape obtained by crossing for fresh consumption.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Douro Selection Branco from Winery Messias are 2015, 2011, 2014, 2012 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Messias
The Winery Messias is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 95 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The wine region of Duriense
Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.
The word of the wine: Suave
Said of a fine and unctuous wine.
