The Winery Companhia das Lezírias of Ribatejo of Tejo

Winery Companhia das Lezírias
The winery offers 49 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Tejo.
It is located in Ribatejo in the region of Tejo

The Winery Companhia das Lezírias is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 49 wines for sale in of Ribatejo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Companhia das Lezírias wines

Looking for the best Winery Companhia das Lezírias wines in Ribatejo among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Companhia das Lezírias 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 Companhia das Lezírias wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Companhia das Lezírias

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Companhia das Lezírias

How Winery Companhia das Lezírias wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of cornish pasties, pasta with pistou or veal roast casserole.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Companhia das Lezírias

On the nose the red wine of Winery Companhia das Lezírias. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, cheese or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Companhia das Lezírias. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Companhia das Lezírias

  • 2005With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Companhia das Lezírias.

  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Castelao
  • Aragonez
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Ribatejo

The wine region of Ribatejo is located in the region of Tejo of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Companhia das Lezírias or the Domaine Casa Cadaval produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ribatejo are Touriga nacional, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Fernao Pires, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ribatejo often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tree fruit or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of dark fruit, leather or tobacco.

In the mouth of Ribatejo is a powerful. We currently count 75 estates and châteaux in the of Ribatejo, producing 251 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Ribatejo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Companhia das Lezírias

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Companhia das Lezírias

How Winery Companhia das Lezírias wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Companhia das Lezírias

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.77/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Companhia das Lezírias.

  • Arinto de Bucelas

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top white wines of Winery Companhia das Lezírias

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Companhia das Lezírias

How Winery Companhia das Lezírias wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of quiche with mixed vegetables, penne à la toscane or scupion (small cuttlefish) in hot sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Companhia das Lezírias

On the nose the white wine of Winery Companhia das Lezírias. often reveals types of flavors of tropical fruit, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Companhia das Lezírias. is a .

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Companhia das Lezírias

  • 2020With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.57/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Companhia das Lezírias.

  • Fernao Pires
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Verdelho
  • Vital
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Trincadeira das Pratas

The word of the wine: Sweet

Generic term for wines containing residual sugar (natural sugars in the grapes that have not been transformed into alcohol). It is also used to describe a wine with a dominantly sweet flavour, without further explanation.

The top sweet wines of Winery Companhia das Lezírias

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Companhia das Lezírias

How Winery Companhia das Lezírias wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Companhia das Lezírias

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Companhia das Lezírias. often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Companhia das Lezírias

  • 0With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Companhia das Lezírias.

  • Síria
  • Vital

Discover the grape variety: Fernao Pires

In Portugal, it is one of the most planted white grape varieties, and we have found it to be very similar to the torrontés grown in Spain (Galicia). It can be found in Australia and South Africa, but is almost unknown in France.

The top pink wines of Winery Companhia das Lezírias

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Companhia das Lezírias

How Winery Companhia das Lezírias wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roasted fillet of beef with parsley, leg of lamb with garlic and rosemary or duck breast with balsamic vinegar.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Companhia das Lezírias

  • 0With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Companhia das Lezírias.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Sorting

Action which consists in removing the bad grains, not ripe or affected by the rot. We often use vibrating sorting tables which, by shaking, make the impurities fall to the ground. In the case of sweet wines, we speak of harvesting by successive selections, in several passages, to select the very ripe grapes each time.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Companhia das Lezírias

Planning a wine route in the of Ribatejo? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Companhia das Lezírias.

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

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