The Winery Monte Cascas of Douro of Duriense

Winery Monte Cascas - Colheita Organic Tinto
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 cabri en colombo with creole sauce, leg of lamb with baked potatoes or casserons in the country style.

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, oak or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of microbio, dried fruit or black fruit. 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
  • 2012With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.78/5

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

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 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 chicken chop suey, fresh sardine rillettes or monkfish with cream sauce and baked potatoes.

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
  • 2017With an average score of 3.73/5

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: Fernao Pires

In Portugal, it is one of the most planted white grape varieties, and we have found it to be very similar to the torrontés grown in Spain (Galicia). It can be found in Australia and South Africa, but is almost unknown in France.

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 small stuffed fish from nice or savoyard fondue (but succulent).

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

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz

The word of the wine: Bite

Said of a wine with exacerbated acidity.

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
  • 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: 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 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 quick beef and cheese yakitori or gratin with chard leaves.

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
  • 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: Breton

See cabernet franc.

Discover the grape variety: Alvarinho

The white Alvarinho is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. The white Alvarinho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley.

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The word of the wine: Bite

Said of a wine with exacerbated acidity.

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