The Winery Monte Cascas of Douro of Duriense

Winery Monte Cascas
The winery offers 28 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Casca Wines.
It is ranked in the top 271 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Monte Cascas is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Monte Cascas wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Monte Cascas

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Monte Cascas

How Winery Monte Cascas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of homemade beef stew, uzbek pilaf or duck legs with cider and small onions.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Monte Cascas

On the nose the red wine of Winery Monte Cascas. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, vanilla or jam. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Monte Cascas. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Monte Cascas

  • 2011With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.79/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Aragonez
  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Touriga Franca
  • Trincadeira

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 white wines of Winery Monte Cascas

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Monte Cascas

How Winery Monte Cascas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of fish fondue, caricoles as in brussels (translation: sea snails or whelks) or mixed paella valenciana.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Monte Cascas

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Monte Cascas

  • 2014With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.75/5

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

  • Rabigato
  • Viosinho
  • Alvarinho
  • Antão Vaz
  • Arinto dos Açores
  • Síria

Discover the grape variety: Alicante Bouschet

Intensely coloured, supple reds with an ink-dark robe, smooth tannins and an ample palate of blackfruit (blackberry, blackcurrant), candied cherry, plum, spices and sunny notes. A teinturier grape with red pulp that deepens colour in southern blends; also a star as a single varietal in Alentejo DOC. Grown in Languedoc, Spain and California. French hybrid created in 1866 by Henri Bouschet (petit bouschet × grenache).

The top pink wines of Winery Monte Cascas

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Monte Cascas

How Winery Monte Cascas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms or croque monsieur and comté cheese.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Monte Cascas

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz

The word of the wine: Biodynamic (agriculture)

Organic agriculture is part of a vision of the world linking the plant and all living beings to the cosmos and basing work in the vineyard and the cellar on the cycles of the moon.

The top sweet wines of Winery Monte Cascas

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Monte Cascas

How Winery Monte Cascas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Monte Cascas

  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Monte Cascas.

  • Fernao Pires

Discover the grape variety: Siria

Fresh and aromatic whites to drink young, with a pale golden hue, an airy palate with preserved acidity and signature aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, white flowers and fresh herbal notes. Used in many Portuguese white blends, grown in the Dão DOC, Beira Interior DOC and Douro DOC. Autochthonous white Portuguese variety, one of the most planted in Portugal, also known as Roupeiro and Códega.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Monte Cascas

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Monte Cascas

How Winery Monte Cascas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of tournedos rossini or rolled blue cord.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Monte Cascas

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Monte Cascas. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Monte Cascas

  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Malvasia Fina

The word of the wine: Organic (agriculture)

A type of agriculture (and therefore viticulture) based on respect for living organisms and biological cycles, and which excludes the use of synthetic treatment products and synthetic fertilizers. Organic farming is guaranteed by the respect of a set of specifications.

Discover the grape variety: Bical

Lively, structured dry whites with a pale golden robe, a taut palate and a signature high acidity, with refined aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, white flowers (acacia) and mineral notes. Fine ageing potential, bringing freshness and length to blends. A traditional component of the sparkling wines (espumantes) of Bairrada and dry whites of Dão DOC. Autochthonous Portuguese white variety from Bairrada and Dão.

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