The Winery Vasconcellos of Douro of Duriense

Winery Vasconcellos - Port 20 Years Old
The winery offers 21 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
It is ranked in the top 19 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Vasconcellos is one of the world's great estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Vasconcellos wines

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

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Vasconcellos

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Vasconcellos

How Winery Vasconcellos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of chickpeas spanish style, yoghurt cake or gnocchi with three cheeses.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Vasconcellos

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Vasconcellos. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, spices or dried fruit. In the mouth the natural sweet wine of Winery Vasconcellos. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Vasconcellos

  • 2015With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.37/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.34/5
  • 1997With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Vasconcellos.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Touriga Franca
  • Pinot Noir

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 Vasconcellos and wines from the region

Port producer proposes new classification for ‘young harvest’ releases

Albino Jorge Sousa, owner of Port estate Quinta da Boeira, said his proposal for a new classification called ‘Full Body-Young Harvest’ Ports would inject cashflow earlier for Port producers. Jorge Sousa urged the Port sector to ‘wake up’ to meet what he said was growing demand for younger Ports from wine buyers and importers over the past two years. His proposal comes amid wider efforts to help reinvigorate the Port category. This year, Portugal’s Port and Douro Wine Institute, the I ...

Dream job? Majestic to pay ‘vintern’ to drink wine on holiday

Wine lovers with a valid passport can apply for the Majestic ‘vintern’ scheme, launched this week and dubbed by the retailer as ‘the best summer job ever’. A three-day placement will include a visit to Quinta da Boavista vineyards in Portugal’s picturesque Douro region. Majestic said the vintern will also taste wines from its Wine Club’s Spain & Portugal Summer Case ‘in situ’, before trying the same wines back at home for comparison. It is offering £600 remuneration for three days, which it ...

Colombia for wine lovers

Think of Colombia, think of balmy evenings dancing to salsa, fuelled by shots of aguardiente and arepas. But there’s plenty more than the anise-based spirit and cornmeal cakes to sample in the South American country. Chefs have stepped up their game to put gastronomy on the map, with sommeliers and bartenders following suit. Not just appreciating local ingredients and distilling spirits, they also seek out wines from around the world to accompany fine-dining experiences. Their endeavours have pa ...

The word of the wine: Unbalanced

Said of a wine whose different elements are not perceived in a harmonious and pleasant way. This is not necessarily a defect, it can be a wine that is too young and not yet blended.

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