The Winery Quinta da Barca is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Quinta da Barca wines in Douro among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Quinta da Barca 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 Quinta da Barca wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Quinta da Barca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef with dark beer, spinach cannelloni or lamb in a crown with spring vegetables.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Quinta da Barca. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta da Barca. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
World's oldest demarcated region (1756).
How Winery Quinta da Barca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of rice with seafood, fake foie gras or fish curry à la kéralaise.
In the mouth the white wine of Winery Quinta da Barca. is a with a nice freshness.
Structured, aromatic dry whites with a pale golden robe, an ample palate and moderate acidity, showing signature aromas of yellow fruits (pear, peach, apricot), white flowers (acacia), almond and schist mineral notes. Fine ageing potential. A traditional component of Douro DOC and Dão DOC whites and white Port. A Portuguese variety of the Malvasia family, widely grown in north-eastern Portugal.
How Winery Quinta da Barca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef tagine with prunes and almonds or reblochon pie.
Blending of several wines to obtain a single batch. Using wines of the same origin, blending is very different from coupage - a mixture of wines from different origins - which has a pejorative connotation.
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Supple, fruity reds with a clear ruby colour, silky tannins and charming palate, showing simple aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry), plum, gentle spices and floral notes. Airy, confidential profile. A very minor component of traditional Port blends, it represents part of the ampelographic heritage of the Douro. Native Portuguese black variety of the Douro, grown in confidential quantities among the ancient studied cultivars.
