Winery PachecaDouro Superior Branco
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Douro Superior Branco from the Winery Pacheca
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Douro Superior Branco of Winery Pacheca in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Douro Superior Branco of Winery Pacheca in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, oaky or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or peach.
Food and wine pairings with Douro Superior Branco
Pairings that work perfectly with Douro Superior Branco
Original food and wine pairings with Douro Superior Branco
The Douro Superior Branco of Winery Pacheca matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of marinated mussels with maroilles, baked salmon steaks or cod gratin paolita style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pacheca's Douro Superior Branco.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Douro Superior Branco from Winery Pacheca are 2018, 2017, 2014, 2013 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Pacheca
The Winery Pacheca is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 56 wines for sale in the of Douro Superior to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Douro Superior
The wine region of Douro Superior is located in the region of Douro of Duriense of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine H. Abrantes or the Domaine Maçanita produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Douro Superior are Touriga nacional, Touriga franca and Tinta Barroca, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.
The wine region of Duriense
Duriense is a Portuguese wine region covering the same area as the Douro DOC and the Port wine region. In difference from Douro DOC, Duriense VR is a designation at the lower Vinho Regional (VR) level, which corresponds to table wines with a geographical indication under European Union wine regulations, similar to a French vin de pays region. Thus, it is the simpler or less typical wines of the Douro region that are sold using a Duriense VR label. Before the creation of a separate Duriense VR, the Douro vineyards were Part of the former Transmontano/tras-os-montes">Trás-os-Montes VR, which is now called Transmontano VR and no longer includes the Douro vineyards.
The word of the wine: PGI
Protected geographical indication. Equivalent to vin de pays in European regulations.
