The Winery Borges of Duriense

Winery Borges - Meia Encosta
The winery offers 86 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 188 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Duriense

The Winery Borges is one of the best wineries to follow in Duriense.. It offers 86 wines for sale in of Duriense to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Borges wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Borges

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Borges

How Winery Borges 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, ghormeh sabzi (iranian herbed lamb stew) or duck legs with honey and orange.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Borges

On the nose the red wine of Winery Borges. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, non oak or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Borges. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Borges

  • 2005With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 1999With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2003With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 1980With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Trincadeira
  • Alfrocheiro Preto

Discovering 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.

Donzelinho branco is one of the authorized Grape permitted to be blended in the wines of Duriense.

The top white wines of Winery Borges

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Borges

How Winery Borges wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of sea sauerkraut with white wine, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or beetroot chips.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Borges

On the nose the white wine of Winery Borges. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, earth or dried flowers and sometimes also flavors of apricot, peach or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Borges. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Borges

  • 2019With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.55/5

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

  • Gouveio
  • Viosinho
  • Encruzado
  • Malvasia Fina
  • Alvarinho
  • Avesso

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 natural sweet wines of Winery Borges

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

How Winery Borges wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or sweet desserts such as recipes of cabri en colombo with creole sauce, tartiflette with 3 cheeses or traditional pastry flan.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Borges

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Borges. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, non oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, dried fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the natural sweet wine of Winery Borges. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Borges

  • 1900With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1960With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1980With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1985With an average score of 4.48/5
  • 1979With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1963With an average score of 4.40/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Tinto Cao
  • Malvasia Fina

The word of the wine: Skinny

Thin and lacking in substance in the mouth.

The top pink wines of Winery Borges

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Borges

How Winery Borges wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pot roast or eggplant lasagna.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Borges

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Borges. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, citrus fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Borges

  • 2018With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.39/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Tinta Roriz
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Codega de Larinho
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Gouveio
  • Muscatel

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.

The top sweet wines of Winery Borges

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Borges

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

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Borges

  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Malvasia Fina
  • Encruzado

The word of the wine: Bitter

Normal for certain young red wines rich in tannin, bitterness is in other cases a defect due to a bacterial disease.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Borges

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Borges

How Winery Borges wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pot roast or crozet cheese with savoy diots.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Borges

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Borges. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, non oak or microbio.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Borges

  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.42/5

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

  • Codega de Larinho
  • Gouveio
  • Malvasia Fina
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Muscatel
  • Touriga Nacional

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Borges

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Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.

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The word of the wine: Skinny

Thin and lacking in substance in the mouth.

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