The Winery Vale D. Maria of Douro of Duriense

Winery Vale D. Maria
The winery offers 28 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This estate is part of the Van Zellers & Co..
It is ranked in the top 6 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Vale D. Maria is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Vale D. Maria wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Vale D. Maria

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Vale D. Maria

How Winery Vale D. Maria wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of mexican beef tacos, leek pie or giouvetsi (greek dish).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Vale D. Maria

On the nose the red wine of Winery Vale D. Maria. often reveals types of flavors of oak, cocoa or spices and sometimes also flavors of balsamic, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Vale D. Maria. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Vale D. Maria

  • 2000With an average score of 4.46/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.41/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.22/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Vale D. Maria.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Souzao
  • Rufete
  • 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 natural sweet wines of Winery Vale D. Maria

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Vale D. Maria

How Winery Vale D. Maria wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or sweet desserts such as recipes of beef mironton, ground steak in a seed coat or cheese cake (white cheese cake) inratable.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Vale D. Maria

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Vale D. Maria. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vanilla or dark chocolate and sometimes also flavors of black fruits, raisin or prune. In the mouth the natural sweet wine of Winery Vale D. Maria. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Vale D. Maria

  • 1999With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Vale D. Maria.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Souzao
  • Tinta Amarela

Discover the grape variety: Alicante Bouschet

It is a crossbreed made in 1855 by Louis and Henri Bouschet from an intraspecific crossing between Grenache noir and Petit Bouschet. The Alicante Henri Bouschet is less and less multiplied, registered however in the Official Catalogue of the varieties of vine of wine grapes list A.

The top white wines of Winery Vale D. Maria

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Vale D. Maria

How Winery Vale D. Maria wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of curried mouclade à la charentaise, baked potato churros or back of cod steamed with small vegetables.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Vale D. Maria

On the nose the white wine of Winery Vale D. Maria. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, earth or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Vale D. Maria. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Vale D. Maria

  • 2018With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.92/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Vale D. Maria.

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

The word of the wine: Hairy

A sensual and complete wine that leaves a sensation of balance and fullness in the mouth.

Discover the grape variety: Baga

Most certainly Portuguese.

News about Winery Vale D. Maria and wines from the region

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Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Burgy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation seen by Laurent Lignier

Laurent Lignier from Domaine Hubert Lignier and Président of the winegrowers union, mentions the great diversity in the expression of the Morey-Saint-DenisPremier Cru wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​ ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Lugny

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Lugny, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

The word of the wine: Hairy

A sensual and complete wine that leaves a sensation of balance and fullness in the mouth.

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