The Winery Vale D. Maria of Douro of Duriense

Winery Vale D. Maria - Curriculum Vitae Douro (CV)
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 tata simone's dumplings, leek pie or lamb mice confit in port wine.

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 tournedos with foie gras, basque lasagne or chocolate fondant.

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: Baga

Most certainly Portuguese.

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 carri of shrimps with chillies, tapenade or cod fillets marinated in olive oil with 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: Aragnan

A very rare white grape variety that can be found in the blends of the Palette appellation (Provence).

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 Vale D. Maria and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

Nomad winemaker: Why I make wine in Spain

When I started my nomadic winemaking project, in 2018 at Niepoort Vinhos in Portugal’s Douro region, I had no idea how large a part Spain would go on to play – I certainly never intended to make it the locus of my project. So how did it happen? Yes, there was an element of chance and taking opportunities where they arose. But also, among the talented winemakers to whom I pitched collaborations, I sensed an openness and a readiness to collaborate which seemed particular to Spain. Held in June las ...

The word of the wine: Aragnan

A very rare white grape variety that can be found in the blends of the Palette appellation (Provence).

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