Top 100 wines of Alentejano

Discover the top 100 best wines of Alentejano as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Alentejano and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Alentejano

Star of southern Portugal's great reds, sunny and opulent wines. Typical blends: round fruity Aragonez (Tempranillo), spicy Trincadeira, Touriga Nacional (black fruits, violet), deep teinturier Alicante Bouschet, juicy Castelão. Fleshy reds with notes of plum, black cherry, cocoa and sweet spices, melted tannins. Ample fresh Antão Vaz and Arinto whites.

Vast sunlit plain, hot dry climate, varied soils. IGP covering 8 DOC sub-regions.

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, full palate and moderate acidity. Aromas of yellow fruits (peach, apricot), honey, white flowers, beeswax, brioche and white truffle with age. Exceptional aptitude for noble rot. Star of Sauternes AOC and Barsac AOC, pillar of dry whites in Graves and Pessac-Léognan AOC, and of long-lived dry whites in Hunter Valley (Australia). Native Bordeaux variety.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Alentejano

wines from the region of Alentejano go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef stew express, lamb stew or veal with chestnut and pietra (corsican beer).

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Alentejano

On the nose in the region of Alentejano often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, coffee or licorice. In the mouth in the region of Alentejano is a powerful.

Top wines in regions and sub-regions of Alentejano