The Winery Aliança of Bairrada of Beiras

Winery Aliança
The winery offers 118 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Bacalhôa.
It is ranked in the top 15 of the estates of Beiras.
It is located in Bairrada in the region of Beiras

The Winery Aliança is one of the world's great estates. It offers 118 wines for sale in of Bairrada to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Aliança wines

Looking for the best Winery Aliança wines in Bairrada among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Aliança 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 Aliança wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Aliança

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Aliança

How Winery Aliança wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a crust, leg of lamb brissac (leftover leg of lamb) or venison leg marinated in white wine and grand marnier.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Aliança

On the nose the red wine of Winery Aliança. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or coffee and sometimes also flavors of plum, black fruits or dark fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Aliança. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Aliança

  • 1999With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 1963With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 1966With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 1970With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Baga
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Touriga Franca
  • Aragonez

Discovering the wine region of Bairrada

The wine region of Bairrada is located in the region of Beiras of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Colinas de São Lourenço or the Domaine Cantanhede produce mainly wines red, sparkling and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bairrada are Baga, Touriga nacional and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bairrada often reveals types of flavors of non oak, honeysuckle or ripe strawberries and sometimes also flavors of white pepper, oil or gooseberry.

In the mouth of Bairrada is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 148 estates and châteaux in the of Bairrada, producing 801 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Bairrada go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top sweet wines of Winery Aliança

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Aliança

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

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Aliança.

  • Tinta Roriz
  • Aragonez

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

The top white wines of Winery Aliança

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Aliança

How Winery Aliança wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of flambéed prawns, leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or samossa (india).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Aliança

On the nose the white wine of Winery Aliança. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or green apple. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Aliança. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Aliança

  • 2021With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2001With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2022With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.79/5

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

  • Azal
  • Fernao Pires
  • Bical
  • Encruzado
  • Pederna
  • Antão Vaz

The word of the wine: Reduced

This is said of aromas that are reminiscent of a stale wine and that can be released when a long-closed bottle is opened. They generally fade with airing.

The top pink wines of Winery Aliança

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Aliança

How Winery Aliança wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of lamb skewers, rabbit stew the old fashioned way or tuna-kiri crisps.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Aliança

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.33/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.29/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Baga
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Tinta Roriz

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.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Aliança

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Aliança

How Winery Aliança wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of andouillette and baked potato gratin, pasta gratin or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Aliança

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Aliança. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or earth. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Aliança. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Aliança

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.66/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Aliança.

  • Baga
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Bical
  • Maria Gomes
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Demi-sec

Champagne with between 33 and 50 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Aliança

Planning a wine route in the of Bairrada? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Aliança.

Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca

Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.