Winery Casa de SarmentoGrande Escolha
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Baga and the Touriga nacional.
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 Grande Escolha of the Winery Casa de Sarmento is in the top 20 of wines of Bairrada.
Taste structure of the Grande Escolha from the Winery Casa de Sarmento
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Grande Escolha of Winery Casa de Sarmento in the region of Beiras is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Grande Escolha
Pairings that work perfectly with Grande Escolha
Original food and wine pairings with Grande Escolha
The Grande Escolha of Winery Casa de Sarmento matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of bernard's potée, trapper's barbecue or alice's rabbit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Casa de Sarmento's Grande Escolha.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Grande Escolha from Winery Casa de Sarmento are 2011, 2009, 0
Informations about the Winery Casa de Sarmento
The Winery Casa de Sarmento is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Bairrada to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bairrada
Portuguese DOC of the central-west, kingdom of native Baga (>50%). Dense, structured reds with signature notes of black cherry, plum, eucalyptus, tobacco and earthy notes, firm tannins and lively acidity — wines of very long ageing. Also fruity Castelão and perfumed Touriga Nacional. Floral Maria Gomes (Fernão Pires), lively Arinto, mineral Bical whites.
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.
The word of the wine: Clos
Plot of vines surrounded by walls. Many Burgundian climates are clos.
