The Winery Fonte do Beco of Lisboa

Winery Fonte do Beco - Castelão
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
This estate is part of the DFJ Vinhos.
It is ranked in the top 620 of the estates of Lisboa.
It is located in Lisboa

The Winery Fonte do Beco is one of the best wineries to follow in Lisboa.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Lisboa to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Fonte do Beco wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Fonte do Beco

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Fonte do Beco

How Winery Fonte do Beco wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of tournedos rossini with port sauce, pasta with tuna and tomato or beef tournedos with boursin.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Fonte do Beco

On the nose the red wine of Winery Fonte do Beco. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Fonte do Beco

  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Fonte do Beco.

  • Castelao

Discovering the wine region of Lisboa

Lisboa (formerly Estremadura) is a prolific wine region located at the Center of Portugal's Atlantic coast. Despite being one of the country's most productive winemaking areas, its name remains relatively obscure in wine terms, as its wines have traditionally been labeled with the names of the local sub-regions, which include Alenquer, Bucelas and Colares. The region is also home to Portugal's capital, Lisbon. The region fell under the VR (Vinho Regional) classification until 2008, when the category was renamed IGP (Indicaciones Geográficas Protegidas) to bring it into line with the rest of Europe.

When the switchover happened, the Portuguese wine authorities took the opportunity to rename the Estremadura appellation as "Lisboa", after Lisbon, which marks the region's southern boundary. There are nine DOCs in Lisboa, but many are more famous for their history than their modern wine industry. The most prestigious wines from the region fall under the Alenquer and Bucelas DOCs. The region's position on the coast gives rise to the broad Terroir that shapes the local wine industry.

The Serra de Montejunto hills run North from Lisbon, and effectively divide Lisboa in half. Along the coast, the Atlantic batters the vineyards with high winds and autumn rains, making viticulture a challenge. The most notable DOC on this side of the hills is Colares, which is more famous for its phylloxera-resistant soils than its robust red wines made from Ramisco. The cool, wet conditions also shape the Lourinhã and Óbidos DOCs, famous for brandy and Sparkling wine, respectively.

Discover the grape variety: Chatus

Chatus noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Cévennes). 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-sized bunches and small grapes. Chatus noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

News about Winery Fonte do Beco and wines from the region

‘Historical Super Tuscan’ producers unite under new association

Sixteen founding members launched the new ‘historical’ SuperTuscan wine committee in Florence last week. Paolo Panerai, of Castellare di Castellina, is president of the newly formed Comitato Historical Super Tuscans, with Davide Profeti, of San Felice, as vice-president. Piero Antinori, whose Tignanello and Solaia are some of the best-known SuperTuscans, is the committee’s honorary founder. The association has set its headquarters in Castelnuovo Berardenga, near Siena, and its foundi ...

Dream job? Majestic to pay ‘vintern’ to drink wine on holiday

Wine lovers with a valid passport can apply for the Majestic ‘vintern’ scheme, launched this week and dubbed by the retailer as ‘the best summer job ever’. A three-day placement will include a visit to Quinta da Boavista vineyards in Portugal’s picturesque Douro region. Majestic said the vintern will also taste wines from its Wine Club’s Spain & Portugal Summer Case ‘in situ’, before trying the same wines back at home for comparison. It is offering £600 remuneration for three days, which it ...

Dream job? Majestic to pay ‘vintern’ to drink wine on holiday

Wine lovers with a valid passport can apply for the Majestic ‘vintern’ scheme, launched this week and dubbed by the retailer as ‘the best summer job ever’. A three-day placement will include a visit to Quinta da Boavista vineyards in Portugal’s picturesque Douro region. Majestic said the vintern will also taste wines from its Wine Club’s Spain & Portugal Summer Case ‘in situ’, before trying the same wines back at home for comparison. It is offering £600 remuneration for three days, which it ...

The word of the wine: Free-run wine

The free-run wine is the wine that flows out of the vat by gravity at the time of running off. The marc soaked in wine is then pressed to extract a rich and tannic wine. Free-run wine and press wine are then aged separately and eventually blended by the winemaker in proportions defined according to the type of wine being made.