Winery Casa do BarrosoAlvarinho Reserva
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Alvarinho Reserva from the Winery Casa do Barroso
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Alvarinho Reserva of Winery Casa do Barroso in the region of Minho is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Alvarinho Reserva
Pairings that work perfectly with Alvarinho Reserva
Original food and wine pairings with Alvarinho Reserva
The Alvarinho Reserva of Winery Casa do Barroso matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick and easy monkfish tail, lamb chops with figs and honey or duckling with bigarrade.
Details and technical informations about Winery Casa do Barroso's Alvarinho Reserva.
Discover the grape variety: Alvarinho
Lively, aromatic whites with cutting acidity and a slender mouth, featuring intense aromas of citrus, white peach, apricot, white flowers, passion fruit and iodised Atlantic saline notes. Tonic, long finish. The absolute star of the Monção e Melgaço sub-region (Vinho Verde DOC), it signs the finest Portuguese Vinho Verde. Also made as a single variety in the Douro. The Portuguese name for Galician Albariño, native to the northwest Iberian peninsula.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Alvarinho Reserva from Winery Casa do Barroso are 2017, 0, 2018
Informations about the Winery Casa do Barroso
The Winery Casa do Barroso is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Minho to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Minho
Portugal's northernmost region, heart of Atlantic Vinho Verde. Signature lively, lightly sparkling whites with signature notes of citrus, green apple, white flowers, fresh herbs and a saline touch, thirst-quenching, low-alcohol palate — the sunshine wine par excellence. High-end star Alvarinho (peach, exotic fruits, minerality), floral Loureiro (laurel), ample Trajadura, taut Arinto, structured Avesso. Vinhão as lively red.
The word of the wine: Destemming
Action consisting in separating the grapes from the stalk before vinification. The stalk, the woody part of the bunch, may give the wine an unpleasant vegetal character.
