Winery CottasGarrafeira Branco

White wine of Douro of Duriense of Portugal

4.2

(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 Garrafeira Branco of Winery Cottas is a white wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
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 Garrafeira Branco from the Winery Cottas

Light		Bold
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Garrafeira Branco of Winery Cottas in the region of Duriense is a with a nice freshness.

Food and wine pairings with Garrafeira Branco

Pairings that work perfectly with Garrafeira Branco

Original food and wine pairings with Garrafeira Branco

Cured meat

The Garrafeira Branco of Winery Cottas matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of fish and seafood gratin, beetroot and cream cheese verrines or sole fillets with butter.

Details and technical informations about Winery Cottas's Garrafeira Branco.

Winery

Winery Cottas

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Marselan

Marselan noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and small grapes. Marselan noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Garrafeira Branco - 2015

In the top 100 of of Douro wines

Average rating: 4.2

The best vintages of Garrafeira Branco from Winery Cottas are 2015

Informations about the Winery Cottas

The winery offers 22 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Cottas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 15000 of of Portugal wines

In the top 5000 of of Douro wines

In the top 95000 of white wines

In the top 350000 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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