The Winery Cantanhede of Beiras

Winery Cantanhede - Moinho de Sula Rosé
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 simple pork roast.

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
  • 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

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 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 pasticcio (greece), risotto of penne with chorizo and merguez or blood duck (tour d'argent).

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
  • 2018With an average score of 3.55/5

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

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

Discover the grape variety: Baga

Most certainly Portuguese.

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 mussels spanish style, tuna rillettes with st moret or cod and potato gratin.

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
  • 2019With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.38/5

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: Perfume

A pleasant scent most commonly associated with the world of flowers.

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 cassoulet, salmon and spinach lasagna or leek, goat cheese and bacon 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
  • 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: 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.

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 thai beef skewers, steamed pork chops or vincent's tuna mascarpone pizza.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Cantanhede

  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 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: Carbonic maceration

Fermentation of whole grapes in a carbon dioxide-saturated atmosphere. This type of fermentation produces very aromatic and flattering wines.

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.

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The word of the wine: Perfume

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