Wines made from Baga grapes of Encostas d'Aire
Discover the best wines made with Baga as a single variety or as a blend of Encostas d'Aire.
Structured and tannic reds with a deep colour and high acidity, on aromas of black cherry, blackberry, plum, spices, leather, tobacco and mineral notes. Tannic and late-ripening, it requires long ageing to round out, then offers fine keeping potential. The absolute star of Bairrada DOC in central Portugal (clay-limestone baga soils), also made as traditional method sparkling wines and taut rosés. Native Portuguese variety, long underrated and now rehabilitated.
DOC of central Portugal (Ourém, Batalha, Alcobaça on the slopes of the Serra de Aire), heterogeneous limestone terroirs with a temperate Atlantic-Mediterranean climate. Castelão, Aragonez, Trincadeira, Touriga Nacional and Baga as red signatures in balanced reds with lively notes of cherry, plum, red fruits and a fresh herbal-spiced touch, round tannins. Arinto (Pedernã), Fernão Pires and Vital in lively whites with citrus and a mineral touch. Refined Cistercian routes.