Winery Quinta do Portal Moscatel Galego Branco
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese and sweet desserts.
Taste structure of the Moscatel Galego Branco from the Winery Quinta do Portal
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In the mouth the Moscatel Galego Branco of Winery Quinta do Portal in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Moscatel Galego Branco of Winery Quinta do Portal in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Moscatel Galego Branco
Pairings that work perfectly with Moscatel Galego Branco
Original food and wine pairings with Moscatel Galego Branco
The Moscatel Galego Branco of Winery Quinta do Portal matches generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of quick chocolate fudge cake or watercress salad with vitamins.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Portal's Moscatel Galego Branco.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot
Pinot gris is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Pinot gris can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Champagne, Burgundy, Lorraine, Jura, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Rhône Valley.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Moscatel Galego Branco from Winery Quinta do Portal are 2018, 2014, 2013, 2016 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Quinta do Portal
The Winery Quinta do Portal is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 84 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.
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