The Winery Cantanhede of Beiras

Winery Cantanhede
The winery offers 76 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Adega Cooperativa de Cantanhede.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Beiras.
It is located in Beiras

The Winery Cantanhede is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 76 wines for sale in of Beiras to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Cantanhede wines

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

The top pink wines of Winery Cantanhede

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Cantanhede

How Winery Cantanhede wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork such as recipes of pork roll with tomato sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Cantanhede

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Cantanhede. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Cantanhede

  • 2019With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.22/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Cantanhede.

  • Baga

Discovering 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.

Schistous and granitic soils.

The top red wines of Winery Cantanhede

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Cantanhede

How Winery Cantanhede wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chinese fondue, merguez - courgettes gratin (leftover barbecue) or duck with olives.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Cantanhede

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Cantanhede

  • 2009With an average score of 4.34/5
  • 1976With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.59/5

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

  • Baga
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Aragonez
  • Castelao
  • Jaen

Discover the grape variety: Maria Gomes

Aromatic, lively dry whites with a pale golden colour, a slender palate and preserved acidity, showing signature aromas of discreet muscat notes, white flowers (acacia), citrus (lemon) and white-fleshed fruits. Also used in fresh, fragrant sparkling wines (espumante). The pillar of Bairrada, where it is known by this name, contributing to Portuguese sparkling and dry whites. Synonym used in Bairrada for Fernão Pires, one of the most planted white varieties in Portugal.

The top white wines of Winery Cantanhede

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Cantanhede

How Winery Cantanhede wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of shrimp and zucchini with curry and coconut milk, tuna rillettes with st moret or quick and easy thai fish papillote.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Cantanhede

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Cantanhede

  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Bical
  • Maria Gomes
  • Arinto dos Açores
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca

The word of the wine: R-C (champagne)

Harvesting-cooperator. It is the cooperative which elaborates the champagne of its members from their mixed contributions. It gives them bottles on which they stick their own label. It is legal without being intellectually honest. When you walk around the Champagne region, you may come across signs that say "Vigneron récoltant" to indicate a member of a cooperative. You can always ask him where his vats and press are.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Cantanhede

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Cantanhede

How Winery Cantanhede wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of nanie's diced ham quiche, salmon and spinach lasagna or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Cantanhede

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Cantanhede. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Cantanhede

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.64/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Cantanhede.

  • Baga
  • Chardonnay
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Bical
  • Maria Gomes

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.

The top sweet wines of Winery Cantanhede

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Cantanhede

How Winery Cantanhede wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of tunisian molokheya, traditional welsh dark beer or my godmother's sausage salad.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Cantanhede

  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Cantanhede.

  • Aragonez
  • Baga
  • Molinara
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Jaen

The word of the wine: Trader-Handler

Champagne term for a merchant who buys grapes to make a Champagne wine himself.

Discover the grape variety: Castelao

Structured, fruity reds with a deep ruby colour, supple to firm tannins and charming palate, showing signature aromas of raspberry, plum, cherry, gentle spices and balsamic notes. Charming Portuguese profile for early or short-aged drinking. Grown in the Setúbal Peninsula, Alentejo, Ribatejo and Lisbon region, contributing to many Portuguese blends. Native Portuguese black variety, also known as periquita, one of the most widely planted in Portugal.