Winery AltimoDão Branco
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Dão Branco from the Winery Altimo
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Dão Branco of Winery Altimo in the region of Beiras is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Dão Branco of Winery Altimo in the region of Beiras often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Dão Branco
Pairings that work perfectly with Dão Branco
Original food and wine pairings with Dão Branco
The Dão Branco of Winery Altimo matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of lobster tail armorican style, biscuits for dogs or back of cod in foil.
Details and technical informations about Winery Altimo's Dão Branco.
Discover the grape variety: Monbadon
Originally from the Charentes region, it is now endangered. It is still found in isolated stocks, most often in old ugni blanc plantations. This variety is said to be the result of a natural cross between folle blanche and ugni blanc. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A1. - Synonyms: frontignan des Charentes, aramon blanc by mistake in the Var, gros montils on the island of Oléron, ugni de Montpellier, burger (not to be confused with elbling and gouais blanc which have the same synonym), auba, meslier d'Orléans (not to be confused with meslier saint François) (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!)
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Dão Branco from Winery Altimo are 2018, 2017, 2015, 0 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Altimo
The Winery Altimo is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Dão to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Dão
The wine region of Dão is located in the region of Beiras of Portugal. We currently count 316 estates and châteaux in the of Dão, producing 1397 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Dão go well with generally quite well with dishes .
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').
The word of the wine: Feedback
Perception of the aromas in the mouth by the retro-nasal way.
