The Winery Flor de Maio of Alentejano

Winery Flor de Maio
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 1398 of the estates of Alentejano.
It is located in Alentejano

The Winery Flor de Maio is one of the best wineries to follow in Alentejano.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Alentejano to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Flor de Maio wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Flor de Maio

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Flor de Maio

How Winery Flor de Maio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of fast and, lamb roast with lavender or provencal veal tendrons.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Flor de Maio

On the nose the red wine of Winery Flor de Maio. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Flor de Maio. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Flor de Maio

  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Flor de Maio.

  • Trincadeira das Pratas
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Aragonez

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 white wines of Winery Flor de Maio

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Flor de Maio

How Winery Flor de Maio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of italian pasta, broccoli gratin or californian sushi (reverse maki).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Flor de Maio

On the nose the white wine of Winery Flor de Maio. often reveals types of flavors of oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Flor de Maio. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Flor de Maio

  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Flor de Maio.

  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Antão Vaz

Discover the grape variety: Castets

Castets noir is a grape variety that originated in France (South West). 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 medium to large bunches, and small grapes. Castets noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

The top pink wines of Winery Flor de Maio

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Flor de Maio

How Winery Flor de Maio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of salmon with cream sauce, lamb chops marinated with herbs or garantita or karantita (algerian recipe).

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Flor de Maio

  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Flor de Maio.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Aragonez

The word of the wine: Delicate

Said of a wine that is fine and subtle in the mouth.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Flor de Maio

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Discover the grape variety: Villard noir

An interspecific cross between Chancellor - 7053 Seibel - and 6905 Seibel or Subéreux, obtained by the Seyve-Villard company, formerly located in Saint Vallier in the Drôme. As with the white Villard - 12375 Seyve-Villard - these were the two most widely planted direct-producer hybrids. Today, Villard noir is on the verge of extinction, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1.

News about Winery Flor de Maio and wines from the region

Iconic Italian wineries partner on wine in space project

The project was devised by FIS president Franco Maria Ricci and officially unveiled last week in Rome at the Foundation’s latest annual International Wine Culture Forum. ‘About four months ago I thought we should do some proper experiments to understand what happens to wine and vines in space. Eventually, I decided that this year’s FIS Forum had to be dedicated entirely to this subject,’ Ricci told Decanter. ‘My idea would be to understand if the vine can live and survive in space (and eve ...

Ancient elites drank wine infused with vanilla, says study

Researchers examining remnants of jars dating back to the kingdom of Judah found evidence that royal elites in Jerusalem may have been drinking wine ‘flavoured with vanilla’. It’s already known that wine has a long history in the region, and some studies suggest wines contained added spices or herbs. Yet researchers said they were surprised to find traces of vanillin in some of the ancient storage jars, which were excavated from debris caused by the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE ...

Glenfiddich launches rare Time Re:Imagined whisky collection

Glenfiddich has released a range of three luxury single malts, themed around time. The Time Re:Imagined collection includes 30-year-old, 40-year-old and 50-year-old expressions, priced from £900 up to £35,000. The whiskies have been matured in Speyside. Each one is presented in packaging designed to interpret different concepts of time. ‘In whisky production, we often talk about the role of malt masters and it is our responsibility to find the delicate balance between the taste of the whisky and ...

The word of the wine: Delicate

Said of a wine that is fine and subtle in the mouth.

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