Winery Quinta do Pôpa - Contos da Terra Branco

Winery Quinta do PôpaContos da Terra Branco

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Contos da Terra Branco of Winery Quinta do Pôpa is a white wine from the region of Douro of Duriense.
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 Contos da Terra Branco from the Winery Quinta do Pôpa

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Contos da Terra Branco of Winery Quinta do Pôpa in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Contos da Terra Branco of Winery Quinta do Pôpa in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Pôpa's Contos da Terra Branco.

Winemaker
João Menezes
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Carla

Intraspecific crossing between the Cardinal and the Alphonse Lavallée obtained in 1958, variety registered in 1989 in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Contos da Terra Branco - 2019
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Contos da Terra Branco - 2017
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Contos da Terra Branco - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Contos da Terra Branco - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Contos da Terra Branco from Winery Quinta do Pôpa are 2017, 2015, 2019, 2016

Informations about the Winery Quinta do Pôpa

The winery offers 21 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense
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The Winery Quinta do Pôpa is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 15000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 3000 of of Douro wines
In the top 65000 of white wines
In the top 250000 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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The word of the wine: Physiological maturity

The stage of ripeness of the grape berry when it has reached an optimal weight and when the sugar and acidity levels have stabilized.

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