Winery AgroAlpiarçaVinha Alto Castelo Merlot
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the Vinha Alto Castelo Merlot from the Winery AgroAlpiarça
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vinha Alto Castelo Merlot of Winery AgroAlpiarça in the region of Tejo is a powerful.
Food and wine pairings with Vinha Alto Castelo Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Vinha Alto Castelo Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Vinha Alto Castelo Merlot
The Vinha Alto Castelo Merlot of Winery AgroAlpiarça matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of burger roll, fideuà (paella with pasta and fish) or casserons in the country style.
Details and technical informations about Winery AgroAlpiarça's Vinha Alto Castelo Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vinha Alto Castelo Merlot from Winery AgroAlpiarça are 2018, 2017, 0, 2015
Informations about the Winery AgroAlpiarça
The Winery AgroAlpiarça is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Tejo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Tejo
Tejo is a wine region in CentralPortugal which covers the same area as the Ribatejo province, just inland from the major city of Lisbon. The wine appellation's name was changed from Ribatejo in 2009. The entire region may use the Tejo VR (Vinho Regional) designation, similar to the French IGP/Vin de Pays, while some areas produce wines labeled with the higher-level Do Tejo DOC (Denominação de Origem Controlada). A Warm, Dry area, it is also Portugal's only landlocked region – although it is influenced considerably by the Tejo river.
The word of the wine: Second fermentation
In the making of champagne, fermentation of the base wine to which is added the liqueur de tirage and which takes place in the bottle. This second fermentation produces the carbon dioxide, and therefore the bubbles that make up the effervescence of the wine.
