Winery Quinta do PortalDouro Muros De Vinha 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 Muros De Vinha Branco from the Winery Quinta do Portal
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Douro Muros De Vinha Branco of Winery Quinta do Portal in the region of Duriense is a with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Douro Muros De Vinha Branco
Pairings that work perfectly with Douro Muros De Vinha Branco
Original food and wine pairings with Douro Muros De Vinha Branco
The Douro Muros De Vinha Branco of Winery Quinta do Portal matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of zarzuela mayonapo, baked salmon steaks or fideuà (paella with pasta and fish).
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Portal's Douro Muros De Vinha Branco.
Discover the grape variety: Jurançon blanc
Mainly cultivated in the south-western part of France, white Jurançon is part of the Cognac and Armagnac grape varieties. It is not related to Jurançon Noir, even though it is quite similar. This grape variety comes from a cross with the white gouais and is in the process of disappearing. Its young leaves are bubbled and downy. The more mature ones have 5 lobes and a petiolar sinus. Jurançon Blanc has small, compact clusters and medium-sized berries. It is hardy and vigorous. Jurançon blanc is associated with an average budburst. This variety is upright. To avoid exhaustion, it is recommended to prune it short. Jurançon often suffers from gray mold, mildew and powdery mildew. Its maturity is early in the third period. In other words, this grape variety matures 20 days after Chasselas. The white wines obtained with white Jurançon are low in alcohol, acid and neutral. If they are distilled, the result is an eau de vie that is not very strong and not very marked.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Douro Muros De Vinha Branco from Winery Quinta do Portal are 2019, 2010, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Quinta do Portal
The Winery Quinta do Portal is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 90 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: Roundup
Woody part of the grape bunch to which the berries are attached.
