Winery AliançaCasal Mendes Tinto
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Casal Mendes Tinto from the Winery Aliança
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Casal Mendes Tinto of Winery Aliança in the region of Beiras is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Casal Mendes Tinto
Pairings that work perfectly with Casal Mendes Tinto
Original food and wine pairings with Casal Mendes Tinto
The Casal Mendes Tinto of Winery Aliança matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with cider, lamb keftas or festive chinese fondue.
Details and technical informations about Winery Aliança's Casal Mendes Tinto.
Discover the grape variety: Baga
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Casal Mendes Tinto from Winery Aliança are 2017, 2015, 2018, 0 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Aliança
The Winery Aliança is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 116 wines for sale in the of Beiras to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Beiras
Vast region of north-central Portugal, a fragmented mosaic of distinct sub-regions. In the west, Bairrada makes dense Baga reds with notes of black cherry, blackberry and leather, firm tannins — the base of the great Portuguese sparkling wines. In the centre, Dao produces fine Touriga Nacional reds (violet, raspberry, spice) and elegant Encruzado whites (flowers, citrus, butter). To the continental east, fleshy Touriga of Beira Interior and aromatic Fernao Pires.
The word of the wine: Rancio
Odour and taste characteristic of certain wines that have undergone oxidative maturation, i.e. in contact with oxygen (vin jaune du Jura, dry rancio du Roussillon, maury, banyuls, rivesaltes, etc.).
