Caves VelhasEncostas Douro Branco
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Encostas Douro Branco from the Caves Velhas
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Encostas Douro Branco of Caves Velhas in the region of Duriense is a with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Encostas Douro Branco
Pairings that work perfectly with Encostas Douro Branco
Original food and wine pairings with Encostas Douro Branco
The Encostas Douro Branco of Caves Velhas matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of soupions à la provençale, bacon dates or monkfish curry with coconut milk.
Details and technical informations about Caves Velhas's Encostas Douro Branco.
Discover the grape variety: Aladin
Simple, fruity dry whites with a pale golden hue, a supple palate with moderate acidity, and undemonstrative aromas of citrus and white-fleshed fruits. Productive and disease-resistant rustic profile. Grown in small quantities in France and central Europe, used in reasoned viticulture and technical blends for everyday whites. French hybrid white grape obtained by complex crossing for resistance to cryptogamic diseases.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Encostas Douro Branco from Caves Velhas are 2015, 0, 2017, 2016 and 2014.
Informations about the Caves Velhas
The Caves Velhas is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 85 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Douro
Cradle of Port: opulent fortified wine with notes of candied black fruit, cocoa, fig, walnut and spice, from young fruity Ruby to oxidative amber Tawny, plus age-worthy LBV and Vintage of exceptional cellaring. Also great dry Douro DOC reds, structured and deep (violet, black-fruited Touriga Nacional, elegant Touriga Franca, spicy Tinta Roriz). A few fresh Douro whites. Terraced vineyards (~40,000 ha) UNESCO on schist.
The wine region of Duriense
Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.
The word of the wine: Venaison
Applied to the bouquet of a wine reminiscent of the smell of big game.
