The Winery Aliança of Bairrada of Beiras

Winery Aliança - Garrafeira Particular
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 pot roast, steamed lamb shoulder with cumin and coriander or home-made cassoulet.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Aliança

On the nose the red wine of Winery Aliança. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, citrus fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of violet, raspberry or pepper. 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
  • Aragonez
  • Touriga Franca

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: Tannat

Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.

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 chicken and shrimp jambalaya, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or sweet potato chips.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Aliança

On the nose the white wine of Winery Aliança. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, passion fruit or yellow apple and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or oak. 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

  • 2001With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.60/5

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

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

The word of the wine: Vinification

Method and set of techniques for making wine.

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 blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, truffade (auvergne - cantal - 15) or courgette cake with bacon and goat cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Aliança

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Aliança. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Aliança

  • 2001With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Baga
  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 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.

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 oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!, salmon and parmesan quiche without pastry or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

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.

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
  • Cerceal Branco
  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Dense

Rich and concentrated wine with tight tannins and a consistent body.

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: Baga

Most certainly Portuguese.

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The word of the wine: Vinification

Method and set of techniques for making wine.