The Winery Don Abel of Rio Grande do Sul

Winery Don Abel
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 317 of the estates of Rio Grande do Sul.
It is located in Rio Grande do Sul

The Winery Don Abel is one of the best wineries to follow in Rio Grande do Sul.. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Rio Grande do Sul to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Don Abel wines

Looking for the best Winery Don Abel wines in Rio Grande do Sul among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Don Abel 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 Don Abel wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Don Abel

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Don Abel

How Winery Don Abel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of coconut beans, skate wing with caper butter or cuttlefish a la plancha.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Don Abel

In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Don Abel. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Don Abel

  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Don Abel.

  • Chardonnay
  • Moscato

Discovering the wine region of Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul is Brazil's most prolific wine-producing state. It is located in the very South of the country along the Uruguayan and Argentinian borders. The wine regions of Serra Gaucha, Campanha and Vale do Vinhedos can be found in this Part of the country. Soft, light red wines from a range of varieties such as Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Tannat are made here.

Rich white wines from Chardonnay and Viognier are also produced. However, it is the fresh, FruitySparkling wines made here in the Italian spumante style that have captured the most attention. Today, Rio Grande do Sul is responsible for around 90 percent of Brazilian wine production, although only a small amount of this is quality wine made from Vitis vinifera grape varieties. Vitis labrusca and Hybrid grape varieties such as Isabella and Concord are better suited to the terroir here and still make up the majority of plantings.

The state lies some 650 kilometers (400 miles) southwest of the city of Sao Paulo and 300km (200 miles) North of the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo. Rio Grande do Sul (which means "great river of the south") is essentially a continuation of the pampas of Argentina and Uruguay. These are fertile lowlands that consist mainly of low, rolling hills and plains. In the more northern part of the state, the landscapes rise into low mountain ranges that extend northward into the bordering state, Santa Catarina.

The top white wines of Winery Don Abel

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Don Abel

How Winery Don Abel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce, grilled sardine fillets or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Don Abel

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Don Abel. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Don Abel

  • 2020With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.34/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.33/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Don Abel.

  • Chardonnay

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 red wines of Winery Don Abel

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Don Abel

How Winery Don Abel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of fleischnacka leaf, leg of lamb with baked potatoes or sauté of veal with corsican style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Don Abel

On the nose the red wine of Winery Don Abel. often reveals types of flavors of oak, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Don Abel. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Don Abel

  • 2012With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.48/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Don Abel.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Tannat
  • Ancellotta

The word of the wine: Piccolo

Small bottle with a capacity of 20 centilitres.

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Discover the grape variety: Tannat

Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.

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The word of the wine: Piccolo

Small bottle with a capacity of 20 centilitres.