Top 100 wines of Alentejo - Page 2
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: Verdelho
The white Verdelho is a grape variety that originated in Portugal. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of medium size. The white Verdelho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, South West.
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 chinese noodles with beef, lamb stew or beef bourguignon with cookéo.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Alentejo
On the nose in the region of Alentejo often reveals types of flavors of cherry, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth in the region of Alentejo is a powerful.
