Top 100 wines of Bairrada
Discover the top 100 best wines of Bairrada of Bairrada as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Bairrada and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Portuguese DOC of the central-west, kingdom of native Baga (>50%). Dense, structured reds with signature notes of black cherry, plum, eucalyptus, tobacco and earthy notes, firm tannins and lively acidity — wines of very long ageing. Also fruity Castelão and perfumed Touriga Nacional. Floral Maria Gomes (Fernão Pires), lively Arinto, mineral Bical whites.
A speciality: traditional-method sparkling (53% of Portuguese sparkling). ~10,000 ha, humid oceanic climate.
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
wines from the region of Bairrada go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boeuf lôc lac (cambodia), lamb stew or duck casserole with turnips.
On the nose in the region of Bairrada often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of eucalyptus, spices or red fruit. In the mouth in the region of Bairrada is a powerful with a nice freshness.