The wine region of Ribatejo is located in the region of Tejo of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Companhia das Lezírias or the Domaine Casa Cadaval produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ribatejo are Touriga nacional, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Fernao Pires, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ribatejo often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tree fruit or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of dark fruit, leather or tobacco.
In the mouth of Ribatejo is a powerful. We currently count 75 estates and châteaux in the of Ribatejo, producing 251 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Ribatejo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
red wines from the region of Ribatejo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, pork sautéed with chinese noodles or porcini sauce.
On the nose in the region of Ribatejo often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or red fruit. In the mouth in the region of Ribatejo is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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