The Winery Quinta Dona Mafalda of Douro of Duriense

Winery Quinta Dona Mafalda - Vinhas Velhas
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 136 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Quinta Dona Mafalda is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Quinta Dona Mafalda wines

Looking for the best Winery Quinta Dona Mafalda wines in Douro among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Quinta Dona Mafalda wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Quinta Dona Mafalda wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Quinta Dona Mafalda

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Quinta Dona Mafalda

How Winery Quinta Dona Mafalda wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of stuffed beef rolls, spaghetti neapolitan style or chaouia lamb.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Quinta Dona Mafalda

On the nose the red wine of Winery Quinta Dona Mafalda. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of leather, pepper or black currant. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta Dona Mafalda. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Quinta Dona Mafalda

  • 2013With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Quinta Dona Mafalda.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Souzao

Discovering 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 .

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

News about Winery Quinta Dona Mafalda and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Champagne rosé

Often obtained by adding red wines (from Champagne), it is even the only vineyard where this practice is allowed. Some producers prefer the practice used in other regions, i.e. a short maceration to extract sufficient colouring matter. This results in winey rosés for meals. Elegant aperitif rosé is more often made from red wine coloured Chardonnay. Rosés can be vintage or non vintage.

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