The Winery Quinta das Apegadas of Douro of Duriense

Winery Quinta das Apegadas
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 430 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Quinta das Apegadas is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Quinta das Apegadas wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Quinta das Apegadas

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Quinta das Apegadas

How Winery Quinta das Apegadas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of monkfish tail with coconut milk and curry, fresh sardine rillettes or simple cod fillet.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Quinta das Apegadas

On the nose the white wine of Winery Quinta das Apegadas. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Quinta das Apegadas. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Quinta das Apegadas

  • 2015With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.54/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Quinta das Apegadas.

  • Gouveio
  • Rabigato
  • Viosinho
  • Malvasia Fina

Discovering 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 top red wines of Winery Quinta das Apegadas

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Quinta das Apegadas

How Winery Quinta das Apegadas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of romazava (madagascar), pasta with auvergne blue cheese or marinated leg of lamb with herbs.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Quinta das Apegadas

On the nose the red wine of Winery Quinta das Apegadas. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, earth or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta das Apegadas. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Quinta das Apegadas

  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Quinta das Apegadas.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinta Barroca

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Quinta das Apegadas

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Quinta das Apegadas

How Winery Quinta das Apegadas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of baked lasagna, lamb fillet with monbazillac or thai beef wok.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Quinta das Apegadas.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Free-run wine

The free-run wine is the wine that flows out of the vat by gravity at the time of running off. The marc soaked in wine is then pressed to extract a rich and tannic wine. Free-run wine and press wine are then aged separately and eventually blended by the winemaker in proportions defined according to the type of wine being made.

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.

News about Winery Quinta das Apegadas and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Free-run wine

The free-run wine is the wine that flows out of the vat by gravity at the time of running off. The marc soaked in wine is then pressed to extract a rich and tannic wine. Free-run wine and press wine are then aged separately and eventually blended by the winemaker in proportions defined according to the type of wine being made.

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