Winery Colinas do DouroColheita Tardia

Sweet wine of Douro of Duriense of Portugal

4.1

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Colheita Tardia of Winery Colinas do Douro is a sweet wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.

Food and wine pairings with Colheita Tardia

Pairings that work perfectly with Colheita Tardia

Original food and wine pairings with Colheita Tardia

The Colheita Tardia of Winery Colinas do Douro matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of real swiss fondue, fish with tamarind or the coughing cat's apple crumble.

Details and technical informations about Winery Colinas do Douro's Colheita Tardia.

Winery

Winery Colinas do Douro

Grape varieties

Chenin blanc

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

13.5°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Informations about the Winery Colinas do Douro

The winery offers 16 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Colinas do Douro is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 20000 of of Portugal wines

In the top 5000 of of Douro wines

In the top 15000 of sweet wines

In the top 500000 wines of the world

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 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.

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