The Winery Colossal is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Lisboa to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Colossal wines in Lisboa among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Colossal 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 Colossal wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Colossal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef stew provencal style, risotto of coquillettes with chorizo or fillet of beef with morels.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Colossal. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, smoke or apples. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Colossal. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Lisboa (formerly Estremadura) is a prolific wine region located at the Center of Portugal's Atlantic coast. Despite being one of the country's most productive winemaking areas, its name remains relatively obscure in wine terms, as its wines have traditionally been labeled with the names of the local sub-regions, which include Alenquer, Bucelas and Colares. The region is also home to Portugal's capital, Lisbon.
The region fell under the VR (Vinho Regional) classification until 2008, when the category was renamed IGP (Indicaciones Geográficas Protegidas) to bring it into line with the rest of Europe.
When the switchover happened, the Portuguese wine authorities took the opportunity to rename the Estremadura appellation as "Lisboa", after Lisbon, which marks the region's southern boundary.
There are nine DOCs in Lisboa, but many are more famous for their history than their modern wine industry. The most prestigious wines from the region fall under the Alenquer and Bucelas DOCs.
The region's position on the coast gives rise to the broad Terroir that shapes the local wine industry.
The Serra de Montejunto hills run North from Lisbon, and effectively divide Lisboa in half.
Along the coast, the Atlantic batters the vineyards with high winds and autumn rains, making viticulture a challenge. The most notable DOC on this side of the hills is Colares, which is more famous for its phylloxera-resistant soils than its robust red wines made from Ramisco.
The cool, wet conditions also shape the Lourinhã and Óbidos DOCs, famous for brandy and Sparkling wine, respectively.
How Winery Colossal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of pesto pasta salad, creole chipolatas or lamb curry indian style.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Colossal. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or peach and sometimes also flavors of green apple, lemon or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Colossal. is a with a nice freshness.
It is a crossbreed made in 1855 by Louis and Henri Bouschet from an intraspecific crossing between Grenache noir and Petit Bouschet. The Alicante Henri Bouschet is less and less multiplied, registered however in the Official Catalogue of the varieties of vine of wine grapes list A.
How Winery Colossal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
A type of agriculture (and therefore viticulture) based on respect for living organisms and biological cycles, and which excludes the use of synthetic treatment products and synthetic fertilizers. Organic farming is guaranteed by the respect of a set of specifications.
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