The Winery Esporão of Alentejano

Winery Esporão
The winery offers 79 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 31 of the estates of Alentejano.
It is located in Alentejano

The Winery Esporão is one of the world's great estates. It offers 79 wines for sale in of Alentejano to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Esporão wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Esporão

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Esporão

How Winery Esporão wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of fish lasagne, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or lobster barbecue.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Esporão

On the nose the white wine of Winery Esporão. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or tropical. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Esporão. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Esporão

  • 2003With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Antão Vaz
  • Roupeiro
  • Viosinho
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Sémillon
  • Perrum

Discovering the wine region of Alentejano

Tejo">Alentejo is a well-known, highly respected wine region in eastern Portugal. This hot, Dry area covers approximately a third of the country and is best known for its red wine, the best of which are sold under the and Alentejo DOC (Denominacao de Origem Controlada) title. Wine from Alentejo is typically made from Aragonez (Tempranillo), Castelao, Trincadeira or a Rich, ripe, jammy blend of the three. Antao Vaz is the white variety of choice here, producing a good level of Acidity and tropical fruit flavors.

Although famously diverse in its portfolio of wine grapes (navigating the many names and their synonyms is a challenge), Alentejo has not been sluggish to adopt such globally popular varieties as Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. One of the most remarkable things about modern Alentejo winemaking is its ability to create a uniquely Alentejano wine style from quintessentially French grape varieties. The region is named for its position South of the Tejo river, which bisects Portugal, entering the ocean near Lisbon. Alentejo extends across about a third of Portugal, with only the Algarve region separating it from the southern coast of the country.

Even the briefest of glances at a population density map of Portugal shows that this area of the country is only very sparsely populated, in stark contrast to the Northern coastal areas around Oporto. Land here is used (somewhat intensively) for the production of various cereal crops, and the cork for which Portugal is so famous. Whereas the cork plantations of the north are quite small, here in Alentejo there is sufficient free space for the thick-barked Quercus suber trees to sprawl out all over the countryside. The Size of Alentejo means that there is a wealth of Terroir, and it is fairly difficult to generalize about the region as a whole.

The top red wines of Winery Esporão

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Esporão

How Winery Esporão wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of lamb skewers, lamb with vermicelli or duck breast with orange sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Esporão

On the nose the red wine of Winery Esporão. often reveals types of flavors of iron, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of cherry, grapefruit or oaky. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Esporão. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Esporão

  • 1985With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 1994With an average score of 4.34/5
  • 1986With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.30/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Aragonez
  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Trincadeira
  • Touriga Franca

Discover the grape variety: Loureiro

Most certainly Portuguese. Loureiro is part of the grape varieties of many Spanish and Portuguese appellations, including the famous Vinho Verde. It would be a close relative of the albarino and the sousão.

The top pink wines of Winery Esporão

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Esporão

How Winery Esporão wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of korean bibimbap, tajine of beef balls and merguez or chicken with rice and curry cream.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Esporão

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Esporão. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Esporão

  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.48/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Esporão.

  • Aragonez
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Castelao
  • Trincadeira
  • Tinta Roriz

The word of the wine: Second wine

In the Bordeaux vineyard, the second wine is a lesser-aged wine made from the youngest vines, while the main wine of the château is called the "grand vin".

The top sparkling wines of Winery Esporão

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Esporão

How Winery Esporão wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Esporão

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Esporão. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Esporão

  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Antão Vaz

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top sweet wines of Winery Esporão

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Esporão

How Winery Esporão wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of light salmon steaks and, thai shrimp sauce or quick chocolate fudge cake.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Esporão

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Esporão. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Esporão

  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.88/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Esporão.

  • Sémillon
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Aragonez
  • Trincadeira

The word of the wine: SR

A company of harvesters and handlers who have pooled their equipment (press, vats, etc.).

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Esporão

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Esporão

How Winery Esporão wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of monkfish tagine, real chocolate cake or broccoli and roquefort quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Esporão

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Esporão. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit. In the mouth the natural sweet wine of Winery Esporão. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Esporão

  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2002With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Esporão.

  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinto Cao
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Tinta Amarela

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.

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