Winery Quinta do Portal - Frontaria Branco

Winery Quinta do PortalFrontaria Branco

3.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Frontaria Branco of Winery Quinta do Portal 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 Frontaria Branco from the Winery Quinta do Portal

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Frontaria Branco of Winery Quinta do Portal in the region of Duriense is a with a nice freshness.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Portal's Frontaria Branco.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.81°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Esther

Interspecific crossing between the white Villard (Seyve-Villard 12375) and the magarcsi csemege obtained in 1969 in Hungary by Sandor Szegedi. This hybrid, most often used as a table grape, has been little multiplied and is still of great interest to amateur gardeners. It can be found in Hungary, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, ... completely unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Frontaria Branco - 2016
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Frontaria Branco - 2015
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Frontaria Branco - 2014
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Frontaria Branco - 2013
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.111100
Frontaria Branco - 2011
In the top 100 of of Douro wines
Average rating: 3.211100

The best vintages of Frontaria Branco from Winery Quinta do Portal are 2016, 2014, 2015, 2011 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Quinta do Portal

The winery offers 102 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 65 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

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.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 15000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 4000 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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The word of the wine: Breaking

Accident (oxidation or reduction) causing a loss of limpidity of the wine.

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