Winery Casas Altas - José Madeira AfonsoRufete
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).
Taste structure of the Rufete from the Winery Casas Altas - José Madeira Afonso
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Rufete of Winery Casas Altas - José Madeira Afonso 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 Rufete of Winery Casas Altas - José Madeira Afonso in the region of Beiras often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Rufete
Pairings that work perfectly with Rufete
Original food and wine pairings with Rufete
The Rufete of Winery Casas Altas - José Madeira Afonso matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, tunisian macaroni or duck fillets with honey.
Details and technical informations about Winery Casas Altas - José Madeira Afonso's Rufete.
Discover the grape variety: Kerner
Intraspecific crossing between frankenthal and riesling obtained in Germany in 1929 by August Karl Herold (1902/1973). In 1951 and by crossing it with the sylvaner, we obtained the juwel. It should be noted that there is a mutation of Kerner, discovered in 1974 and bearing the name of kernling, with grapes of pink-grey to red-grey colour at full maturity. Kerner can be found in Germany, Belgium, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, South Africa, Australia, the United States, Canada, Japan... practically unknown in France except in a few Moselle vineyards.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Rufete from Winery Casas Altas - José Madeira Afonso are 2015, 2017, 0, 2016 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Casas Altas - José Madeira Afonso
The Winery Casas Altas - José Madeira Afonso is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Beiras to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Hybrid
Term designating grape varieties obtained from two different vine species.
