The Winery Quinta da Pellada of Dão of Beiras

Winery Quinta da Pellada - D&atildeo &Aacutelvaro Castro Reserva
The winery offers 52 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 4 of the estates of Beiras.
It is located in Dão in the region of Beiras

The Winery Quinta da Pellada is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 52 wines for sale in of Dão to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Quinta da Pellada wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Quinta da Pellada

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Quinta da Pellada

How Winery Quinta da Pellada wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of rosbeef casserole mamie, tunisian haja or blood duck (tour d'argent).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Quinta da Pellada

On the nose the red wine of Winery Quinta da Pellada. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, licorice or spices and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta da Pellada. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Quinta da Pellada

  • 2003With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.04/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Quinta da Pellada.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Alfrocheiro Preto
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Jaen
  • Baga
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering 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 top white wines of Winery Quinta da Pellada

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Quinta da Pellada

How Winery Quinta da Pellada wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of natural breton lobster, kale chips or the thieboudienne (senegal).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Quinta da Pellada

On the nose the white wine of Winery Quinta da Pellada. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, honey or floral and sometimes also flavors of spices, vegetal or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Quinta da Pellada. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Quinta da Pellada

  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.89/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Quinta da Pellada.

  • Encruzado
  • Cerceal Branco
  • Bical
  • Malvasia
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Alfrocheiro Preto

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top pink wines of Winery Quinta da Pellada

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Quinta da Pellada

How Winery Quinta da Pellada wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef stew express, the garbure or chicken, zucchini and tomato pie.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Quinta da Pellada

  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Quinta da Pellada.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Baga
  • Alfrocheiro Preto
  • Jaen
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Ploussard

See poulsard.

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.

News about Winery Quinta da Pellada and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Drought emergency declared in northern Italy

Severe drought in northern Italy has led to the country’s government declaring a state of emergency in several regions, including Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto. Funds of €36.5m (£31m) would be made available to these regions for drought relief, the government said. Agriculture body Coldiretti said last week that the Po river, which flows across northern Italy to the Adriatic Sea, was almost unrecognisable. Drought in the Po Valley threatened around 30% of n ...

The word of the wine: Ploussard

See poulsard.