The Winery Bucaco of Beiras

Winery Bucaco - Branco Reservado
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is ranked in the top 10 of the estates of Beiras.
It is located in Beiras

The Winery Bucaco is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Beiras to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Bucaco wines

Looking for the best Winery Bucaco wines in Beiras among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Bucaco wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Bucaco wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Bucaco

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Bucaco

How Winery Bucaco wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Bucaco

On the nose the white wine of Winery Bucaco. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Bucaco

  • 1999With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Bucaco.

  • Bical
  • Encruzado
  • Maria Gomes

Discovering the wine region of Beiras

Beiras (Beira) is a traditional administrative region in the northern half of Portugal. It is also the name of the IGP, or Indicacoes Geograficas Protegidas, wine classification (formerly known as Vinho Regional) which covers the region as a whole. A wide range of wines are made in Beiras – red wines from the region are typically Rich, deeply colored wines made from Baga, Castelão, Rufete (Tinto Pinheira), Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Touriga Nacional, and are sometimes fortified to emulate their more famous Oporto cousins. Whites are most often based on Fernão Pires and Bical, the latter being a small-berried variety with the affectionate nickname Borrado das Moscaos ('fly droppings').

Beiras is relatively wide, as Portuguese regions go, and stretches from the Atlantic coast right to the border with Spain (about 100 miles/160km). It was traditionally a single region, but was later split into Beira Litoral (coastal Beira) and Beira Interior (inland Beira). The region encompasses several DOC (Denominação de Origem Controlada) titles, among them Bairrada, Beira Interior and the famous Dão. Terroir varies greatly in the Beiras region, which touches both sides of Portugal and takes in coastline, rivers, valleys, lakes, plateaux and low mountains.

The same is true of the Climate – although heavily influenced by the Atlantic in the maritime west, the continental draw of Spain's hot, DryCenter is strong in the east. In the west are the sandier soils of the coast, slightly inland are the limestone and clays of Bairrada, and the center has the alluvial soils of the Dão, Mondego and Ceira river valleys. Baga is arguably the most important red wine grape in Beira. It typically makes up the lion's share of red wines, particularly in Bairrada, where it accounts for more than three-quarters of the red plantings.

The top pink wines of Winery Bucaco

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Bucaco

How Winery Bucaco wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork such as recipes of roast pork with mustard and honey.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Bucaco

  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Bucaco.

  • Baga

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

The top red wines of Winery Bucaco

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Bucaco

How Winery Bucaco wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pork tongue with bacon and onions, italian pasta or pasta gratin with comté cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Bucaco

On the nose the red wine of Winery Bucaco. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Bucaco

  • 2004With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Bucaco.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Baga

The word of the wine: Blanc de noirs (champagne)

Champagne made from black grapes (pinot noir and/or meunier) only.

Discover the grape variety: Baga

Most certainly Portuguese.

News about Winery Bucaco and wines from the region

Ancient elites drank wine infused with vanilla, says study

Researchers examining remnants of jars dating back to the kingdom of Judah found evidence that royal elites in Jerusalem may have been drinking wine ‘flavoured with vanilla’. It’s already known that wine has a long history in the region, and some studies suggest wines contained added spices or herbs. Yet researchers said they were surprised to find traces of vanillin in some of the ancient storage jars, which were excavated from debris caused by the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE ...

Dream job? Majestic to pay ‘vintern’ to drink wine on holiday

Wine lovers with a valid passport can apply for the Majestic ‘vintern’ scheme, launched this week and dubbed by the retailer as ‘the best summer job ever’. A three-day placement will include a visit to Quinta da Boavista vineyards in Portugal’s picturesque Douro region. Majestic said the vintern will also taste wines from its Wine Club’s Spain & Portugal Summer Case ‘in situ’, before trying the same wines back at home for comparison. It is offering £600 remuneration for three days, which it ...

Preview: Tesco’s spring/summer tasting

Decanter attended Tesco’s spring/summer 2022 portfolio tasting at the end of April where over 140 wines were on show, 38 of which are new to the range. In anticipation of the full list of top buys, to follow soon, we’ve rounded up a few of our favourites to get you in the mood for spring. Tesco’s wine buying team highlighted 24 wines as their must-try buys, and five of these have featured in our initial spring roundup below. We think they showcase the diversity of the Tesco range and the value t ...

The word of the wine: Blanc de noirs (champagne)

Champagne made from black grapes (pinot noir and/or meunier) only.