Winery Quinta de La RosaDouro White
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Douro White from the Winery Quinta de La Rosa
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Douro White of Winery Quinta de La Rosa in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Douro White of Winery Quinta de La Rosa in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Douro White
Pairings that work perfectly with Douro White
Original food and wine pairings with Douro White
The Douro White of Winery Quinta de La Rosa matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of seafood pastilla, tuna spread or back of cod in foil.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta de La Rosa's Douro White.
Discover the grape variety: Crescent
Simple, dry and fresh whites with a pale golden colour, a supple palate with moderate acidity and undemonstrative aromas of citrus and white flowers. A discreet rustic profile. Preserved in a few ampelographic collections, this is one of the old heritage varieties whose commercial diffusion has virtually disappeared and is studied for its genetic and historical interest. Rare, poorly documented white variety grown in confidential quantities.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Douro White from Winery Quinta de La Rosa are 2012, 2017, 2014, 2011 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery Quinta de La Rosa
The Winery Quinta de La Rosa is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 33 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: White Grenache
White grape variety cultivated mainly in Spain and a little in the south of France (southern Rhône valley, Languedoc-Roussillon). It is the white variety of Grenache noir. It is used in the blending of several white wines (dry wines or natural sweet wines) to which it gives richness, fatness and floral notes.
