Winery Quinta dos CarvalhaisAlfrocheiro Dão
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Alfrocheiro Dão of the Winery Quinta dos Carvalhais is in the top 50 of wines of Dão.
Taste structure of the Alfrocheiro Dão from the Winery Quinta dos Carvalhais
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Alfrocheiro Dão of Winery Quinta dos Carvalhais in the region of Beiras is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Alfrocheiro Dão of Winery Quinta dos Carvalhais in the region of Beiras often reveals types of flavors of oaky, plum or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Alfrocheiro Dão
Pairings that work perfectly with Alfrocheiro Dão
Original food and wine pairings with Alfrocheiro Dão
The Alfrocheiro Dão of Winery Quinta dos Carvalhais matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, rack of lamb with herbs or duck breast with honey, potato and onion with garlic.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta dos Carvalhais's Alfrocheiro Dão.
Discover the grape variety: Calabre blanc
This is a very old grape variety, most certainly of Italian origin, not to be confused with other grape varieties with the name or synonym Calabria. Writings sometimes mention a white calabre resulting from an intraspecific crossing between bicane and muscat à petits grains blancs, although we are not sure that it is the same variety described here. You will note below that the leaf is very similar to that of the muscat à petits grains, to be continued. It can still be found in Italy, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Germany, Ukraine, ... in France it is almost unknown.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Alfrocheiro Dão from Winery Quinta dos Carvalhais are 2014, 2010, 2016, 2011 and 2006.
Informations about the Winery Quinta dos Carvalhais
The Winery Quinta dos Carvalhais is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Dão to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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 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').
The word of the wine: Clarity
The state of translucency of a wine. A clear wine is not cloudy (which is a defect).
