The Winery Morgadio da Calçada of Douro of Duriense

Winery Morgadio da Calçada
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 741 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Morgadio da Calçada is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Morgadio da Calçada wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Morgadio da Calçada

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Morgadio da Calçada

How Winery Morgadio da Calçada wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with marinara, beetroot and cream cheese verrines or pollock with mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Morgadio da Calçada

On the nose the white wine of Winery Morgadio da Calçada. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Morgadio da Calçada. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Morgadio da Calçada

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Morgadio da Calçada.

  • Rabigato
  • Codega de Larinho
  • Viosinho
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Gouveio
  • Malvasia Fina

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 natural sweet wines of Winery Morgadio da Calçada

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Morgadio da Calçada

How Winery Morgadio da Calçada wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of roast beef casserole or ginouflade (kind of truffade or aligot but multi cheese).

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Morgadio da Calçada

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Morgadio da Calçada. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or microbio and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, earth.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Morgadio da Calçada

  • 1999With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Morgadio da Calçada.

  • Tinta Roriz
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Amarela
  • Souzao
  • Tinto Cao

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 red wines of Winery Morgadio da Calçada

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Morgadio da Calçada

How Winery Morgadio da Calçada wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef with dark beer, pasta with basil or couscous merguez.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Morgadio da Calçada

On the nose the red wine of Winery Morgadio da Calçada. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Morgadio da Calçada. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Morgadio da Calçada

  • 2006With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.87/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Morgadio da Calçada.

  • Touriga Franca
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinta Amarela

The word of the wine: Distinguished

Said of a fine, elegant wine that is outstanding in its category.

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.

News about Winery Morgadio da Calçada and wines from the region

Port producer proposes new classification for ‘young harvest’ releases

Albino Jorge Sousa, owner of Port estate Quinta da Boeira, said his proposal for a new classification called ‘Full Body-Young Harvest’ Ports would inject cashflow earlier for Port producers. Jorge Sousa urged the Port sector to ‘wake up’ to meet what he said was growing demand for younger Ports from wine buyers and importers over the past two years. His proposal comes amid wider efforts to help reinvigorate the Port category. This year, Portugal’s Port and Douro Wine Institute, the I ...

Dream job? Majestic to pay ‘vintern’ to drink wine on holiday

Wine lovers with a valid passport can apply for the Majestic ‘vintern’ scheme, launched this week and dubbed by the retailer as ‘the best summer job ever’. A three-day placement will include a visit to Quinta da Boavista vineyards in Portugal’s picturesque Douro region. Majestic said the vintern will also taste wines from its Wine Club’s Spain & Portugal Summer Case ‘in situ’, before trying the same wines back at home for comparison. It is offering £600 remuneration for three days, which it ...

Azores to get own regional vine and wine institute

The creation of an Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho dos Açores (IVVA), with headquarters in the island of Pico, follows the remarkable qualitative growth that the Archipelago of the Azores’ wine industry has been experiencing over the past decade. ‘People are excited about growing fruit and making wine here. There are about 300 growers producing their own fruit and a lot of small “garage” producers are starting. Some of them have worked and trained with us and are now making very interesting wines, ...

The word of the wine: Distinguished

Said of a fine, elegant wine that is outstanding in its category.

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