The Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes of Douro of Duriense

Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This estate is part of the Real Companhia Velha.
It is ranked in the top 91 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes is one of the world's great estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes wines

Looking for the best Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes wines in Douro among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes 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 dos Aciprestes wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes

How Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of roast pork with pineapple, macaroni and cheese gratin or mouse of lamb with honey and thyme.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes

On the nose the red wine of Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes

  • 2012With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Touriga Francesa
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinto Cao
  • Tinta Amarela

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 .

The top white wines of Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes

How Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of fish pot, codfish accras or monkfish blanquette with saffron.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes

On the nose the white wine of Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes

  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes.

  • Viosinho
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Rabigato
  • Gouveio
  • Cerceal Branco
  • Codega de Larinho

Discover the grape variety: Tinto cão

- Origin : Most certainly from the north of Portugal, it is a very old grape variety, present for a very long time in the Douro Valley where it is very often associated with other grape varieties to produce the famous Port. It can also be found in the United States (California, etc.), Australia, Spain, Mexico, etc.

Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca

Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.

News about Winery Quinta dos Aciprestes and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Perlant

Said of a slightly effervescent wine.

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