Top 100 wines of Alentejo

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

Discovering the wine region of Alentejo

The wine region of Alentejo is located in the region of Alentejano of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cartuxa or the Domaine Adega Mayor produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alentejo are Touriga nacional, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Touriga franca, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alentejo often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, dill or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of cocoa, black currant or iron.

In the mouth of Alentejo is a powerful. We currently count 295 estates and châteaux in the of Alentejo, producing 1163 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Alentejo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Alentejo

wines from the region of Alentejo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef coarse salt, lamb mouse confit in wine or veal escalope with lemon sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Alentejo

On the nose in the region of Alentejo 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 Alentejo is a powerful.