Winery Conde de CantanhedeBaga
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The Baga of the Winery Conde de Cantanhede is in the top 0 of wines of Bairrada.
Details and technical informations about Winery Conde de Cantanhede's Baga.
Discover the grape variety: Aramon gris
Light, pale and lightly coloured dry whites and rosés with a pale golden to salmon colour, an airy, low-alcohol palate, and discreet aromas of white flowers, light red fruits and neutral notes. Accessible easy-drinking profile. Nearly extinct today, surviving in a few Languedoc-Roussillon varietal conservatories for its heritage value. Grey-berried mutation of Aramon, the emblematic variety of the Languedoc vineyard at the end of the 19th century.
Informations about the Winery Conde de Cantanhede
The Winery Conde de Cantanhede is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Bairrada to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bairrada
Portuguese DOC of the central-west, kingdom of native Baga (>50%). Dense, structured reds with signature notes of black cherry, plum, eucalyptus, tobacco and earthy notes, firm tannins and lively acidity — wines of very long ageing. Also fruity Castelão and perfumed Touriga Nacional. Floral Maria Gomes (Fernão Pires), lively Arinto, mineral Bical whites.
The wine region of Beiras
Vast region of north-central Portugal, a fragmented mosaic of distinct sub-regions. In the west, Bairrada makes dense Baga reds with notes of black cherry, blackberry and leather, firm tannins — the base of the great Portuguese sparkling wines. In the centre, Dao produces fine Touriga Nacional reds (violet, raspberry, spice) and elegant Encruzado whites (flowers, citrus, butter). To the continental east, fleshy Touriga of Beira Interior and aromatic Fernao Pires.
The word of the wine: Harvesting and handling
In Champagne, a winegrower who makes his own vintages exclusively from grapes grown on his own property.
