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.
Structured, aromatic dry whites with a pale golden color, ample palate and signature preserved acidity, offering refined aromas of citrus (lemon, orange), white flowers (acacia, orange blossom), yellow fruits (pear, peach), aromatic herbs and schist mineral notes. Fine ageing and cellaring potential. Essential component of great Douro DOC and white Porto whites. Portuguese indigenous variety from Douro and Trás-os-Montes, signature of north-eastern Portugal.
white wines from the region of Alentejano go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of pasta romantica, savoyard crozet gratin or marinated mussels with parsley.
On the nose in the region of Alentejano often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tropical fruit. In the mouth in the region of Alentejano is a powerful.
