The Winery Pacheca of Douro of Duriense

Winery Pacheca - Touriga Nacional Douro Grande Reserva
The winery offers 54 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 16 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Pacheca is one of the world's great estates. It offers 54 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Pacheca wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Pacheca

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Pacheca

How Winery Pacheca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of enchiladas franchouillards, cannelloni with salmon and spinach or tajine with 2 meats and preserved lemons.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Pacheca

On the nose the red wine of Winery Pacheca. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cheese or blueberry and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, violet or licorice. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Pacheca. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Pacheca

  • 2000With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Tinta Amarela
  • Souzao

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 Pacheca

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Pacheca

How Winery Pacheca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of chicken with scampi for christmas, ktipiti (greece) or fideuà (paella with pasta and fish).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Pacheca

On the nose the white wine of Winery Pacheca. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, non oak or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Pacheca. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Pacheca

  • 2011With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.57/5

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

  • Gouveio
  • Viosinho
  • Malvasia Fina
  • Cerceal Branco
  • Moscatel Galego
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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 natural sweet wines of Winery Pacheca

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Pacheca

How Winery Pacheca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or sweet desserts such as recipes of cicadas at the chib, quiche with comté cheese and cured ham or traditional pastry flan.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Pacheca

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Pacheca. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, coffee or maple syrup and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, cinnamon or chocolate. In the mouth the natural sweet wine of Winery Pacheca. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Pacheca

  • 2000With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.50/5
  • N.V.With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.36/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Pacheca.

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

The word of the wine: Virile

Said of a robust, full-bodied wine and, in general, of wines reputed to be powerful in reference to masculine virility.

The top pink wines of Winery Pacheca

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Pacheca

How Winery Pacheca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef and spice stuffed peppers or reblochon pie.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Pacheca

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Pacheca. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Pacheca

  • 2018With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Pacheca

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Pacheca

How Winery Pacheca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork tenderloin with mushroom sauce, chicken in red wine or duck breast and roasted peaches.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Pacheca

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Pacheca. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Pacheca

  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Sabrer (champagne)

A cavalier and folkloric way of opening a bottle of champagne by breaking the neck with a sharp blow given with the top of the blade of a sabre.

Discover the grape variety: Tinto cão

- Origin : Most certainly from the north of Portugal, it is a very old grape variety, present for a very long time in the Douro Valley where it is very often associated with other grape varieties to produce the famous Port. It can also be found in the United States (California, etc.), Australia, Spain, Mexico, etc.

News about Winery Pacheca and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Virile

Said of a robust, full-bodied wine and, in general, of wines reputed to be powerful in reference to masculine virility.

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