The Winery Casa do Valle of Minho

Winery Casa do Valle - Grande Escolha Branco
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 230 of the estates of Minho.
It is located in Minho

The Winery Casa do Valle is one of the best wineries to follow in Minho.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Minho to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Casa do Valle wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Casa do Valle

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Casa do Valle

How Winery Casa do Valle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of zarzuela mayonapo, goat cheese and bacon quiche or express beef samoussa.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Casa do Valle

On the nose the white wine of Winery Casa do Valle. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak or non oak and sometimes also flavors of straw, honey or stone. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Casa do Valle. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Casa do Valle

  • 2016With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.64/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Casa do Valle.

  • Alvarinho
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Loureiro
  • Azal Branco

Discovering the wine region of Minho

Minho is Portugal's Northernmost wine region. It is known for one wine style above all others: crisp, light, white Vinho Verde, whose DOC zone covers the same territory. The Minho name is used for the area's Vinho Regional designation (similar to the French IGP). The latter's looser production laws allow more diversity in the average winery's portfolio, including red and rosé wines.

Minho VR was formerly known Rios do Minho before the Vinho Regional category was updated in 2008 to fall in line with the EU-wide PGI/IGP/IGT category. The region is located on the Portugal's Atlantic coast to the north and east of Porto, Portugal's second-largest city and the home of Port. It occupies a roughly rectangular area about 100 kilometers (60 miles) from north to South, which reaches about 50km (30 miles) inland. There are around 60,000 hectares of vines planted in Minho.

Many of these are dedicated to Vinho Verde, the country's largest DOC. Minho Grape Varieties A number of varieties are also found in Spains Rias Baixas region, which Lies immediately to the north. The key grape varieties to be found in white Minho wines include the natives Alvarinho, Avesso, Loureiro, Pederna (Arinto) and Trajadura. Chardonnay and Riesling are the most common international white varieties.

The top red wines of Winery Casa do Valle

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Casa do Valle

How Winery Casa do Valle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of empanadas de carne (argentina), greek-style shepherd's pie or magret with pepper.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Casa do Valle

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Casa do Valle. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Casa do Valle

  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Casa do Valle.

  • Merlot
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Souzao

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top pink wines of Winery Casa do Valle

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Casa do Valle

How Winery Casa do Valle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Casa do Valle

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Casa do Valle. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Casa do Valle

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Casa do Valle.

  • Rabo de Ovelha
  • Vinhão

The word of the wine: Fees

This wine is characterized by a pleasant nervousness and an overall sensation of freshness on the palate, reinforced by minerality, a note of bitterness, a hint of CO2, and of course an appropriate serving temperature.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Casa do Valle

Planning a wine route in the of Minho? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Casa do Valle.

Discover the grape variety: Loureiro

Most certainly Portuguese. Loureiro is part of the grape varieties of many Spanish and Portuguese appellations, including the famous Vinho Verde. It would be a close relative of the albarino and the sousão.

News about Winery Casa do Valle and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Fees

This wine is characterized by a pleasant nervousness and an overall sensation of freshness on the palate, reinforced by minerality, a note of bitterness, a hint of CO2, and of course an appropriate serving temperature.

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