The Winery Follies of Bairrada of Beiras

Winery Follies
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Aveleda.
It is ranked in the top 26 of the estates of Beiras.
It is located in Bairrada in the region of Beiras

The Winery Follies is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Bairrada to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Follies wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Follies

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Follies

How Winery Follies wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of seafood pie, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or verrine of beetroot and lump roe.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Follies

On the nose the white wine of Winery Follies. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Follies. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Follies

  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Alvarinho
  • Loureiro
  • Chardonnay
  • Maria Gomes

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 red wines of Winery Follies

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Follies

How Winery Follies wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with dark beer, baked lamb neck on a bed of vegetables and grapes or duck stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Follies

On the nose the red wine of Winery Follies. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Follies. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Follies

  • 2005With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Follies.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Tinto Cao

Discover the grape variety: Loureiro

Most certainly Portuguese. Loureiro is part of the grape varieties of many Spanish and Portuguese appellations, including the famous Vinho Verde. It would be a close relative of the albarino and the sousão.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Follies

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 Follies.

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.