Discover the top 100 best white wines of Alentejano as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Alentejano and the best vintages to taste in this region.
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.
Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.
white wines from the region of Alentejano go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of leek and salmon lasagna, baked bread (tomato, mushroom, ham, cheese) or crab matoutou.
On the nose in the region of Alentejano 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 Alentejano is a powerful.
