Winery Quinta do PassadouroDouro Branco
White wine
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 Douro Branco from the Winery Quinta do Passadouro
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Douro Branco of Winery Quinta do Passadouro in the region of Duriense is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Douro Branco of Winery Quinta do Passadouro in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Douro Branco
Pairings that work perfectly with Douro Branco
Original food and wine pairings with Douro Branco
The Douro Branco of Winery Quinta do Passadouro matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of linguine with squid ink and cockles, baked vegetable chips or adapted vietnamese fondue.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Passadouro's Douro Branco.
Discover the grape variety: Poulsard
Poulsard is a red grape variety that originated in the Franche-Comté region. In 1732, it was qualified as a good grape variety with several others by the parliament of Besançon at the time. It currently covers nearly 300 ha. This variety has 3 approved clones: 296, 584 and 464. Poulsard has slightly hairy branches with long tendrils. Its leaves are yellow in color. Although its bunches are small, its berries are often medium-sized or larger. Poulsard is quite sensitive to scorching, spring frosts and coulure. It is also afraid of oidium, mildew and grey rot. This grape variety appreciates clayey, fat and marly soils. Its fertility is average, so it is preferable to prune it long. It buds quite early. Poulsard produces a wine with a light structure, fine and aromatic. It can be kept for years. This wine goes well with poultry, red meat, cheese and starters.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Douro Branco from Winery Quinta do Passadouro are 2017, 2018, 2008, 2016 and 2009.
Informations about the Winery Quinta do Passadouro
The Winery Quinta do Passadouro is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Clavelin
Typical bottle of the yellow wines of the Jura with a squat shape and a capacity of 62 cl.
