The Winery Arcos do Rei of Beiras

Winery Arcos do Rei - Alma e Coração
The winery offers 25 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
This estate is part of the Caves Arcos do Rei.
It is ranked in the top 1599 of the estates of Beiras.
It is located in Beiras

The Winery Arcos do Rei is one of the best wineries to follow in Beiras.. It offers 25 wines for sale in of Beiras to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Arcos do Rei wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Arcos do Rei

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Arcos do Rei

How Winery Arcos do Rei wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of chicken tagine with apricots and almonds, quiche without eggs or beetroot chips.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Arcos do Rei

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Arcos do Rei.

  • Chardonnay

Discovering 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').

Beiras is relatively wide, as Portuguese regions go, and stretches from the Atlantic coast right to the border with Spain (about 100 miles/160km). It was traditionally a single region, but was later split into Beira Litoral (coastal Beira) and Beira Interior (inland Beira). The region encompasses several DOC (Denominação de Origem Controlada) titles, among them Bairrada, Beira Interior and the famous Dão. Terroir varies greatly in the Beiras region, which touches both sides of Portugal and takes in coastline, rivers, valleys, lakes, plateaux and low mountains.

The same is true of the Climate – although heavily influenced by the Atlantic in the maritime west, the continental draw of Spain's hot, DryCenter is strong in the east. In the west are the sandier soils of the coast, slightly inland are the limestone and clays of Bairrada, and the center has the alluvial soils of the Dão, Mondego and Ceira river valleys. Baga is arguably the most important red wine grape in Beira. It typically makes up the lion's share of red wines, particularly in Bairrada, where it accounts for more than three-quarters of the red plantings.

The top red wines of Winery Arcos do Rei

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Arcos do Rei

How Winery Arcos do Rei wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasticcio (greece), leg of lamb in a herb crust with preserved vegetables or turnip confit with parma cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Arcos do Rei

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Arcos do Rei. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Arcos do Rei

  • 1992With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2000With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2001With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 1998With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Arcos do Rei.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Alfrocheiro Preto
  • Baga
  • Castelao
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Arcos do Rei

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Arcos do Rei

How Winery Arcos do Rei wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork such as recipes of wild boar stew.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Arcos do Rei

  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Arcos do Rei.

  • Baga

The word of the wine: Raw

A term whose meaning varies according to the region (terroir or estate), but which everywhere contains the idea of identifying a wine with a specific place of production.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Arcos do Rei

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

Discover the grape variety: Baga

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News about Winery Arcos do Rei and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Raw

A term whose meaning varies according to the region (terroir or estate), but which everywhere contains the idea of identifying a wine with a specific place of production.