The Winery Francos of Alenquer of Lisboa

Winery Francos - Grande Escolha
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the DFJ Vinhos.
It is ranked in the top 12 of the estates of Lisboa.
It is located in Alenquer in the region of Lisboa

The Winery Francos is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Alenquer to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Francos wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Francos

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Francos

How Winery Francos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of homemade italian lasagna, meat lasagna or escalope cordon bleu.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Francos

On the nose the red wine of Winery Francos. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Francos. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Francos

  • 2015With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2003With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Francesa

Discovering the wine region of Alenquer

The wine region of Alenquer is located in the region of Lisboa of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Quinta do Pinto or the Domaine Quinta do Pinto produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alenquer are Touriga nacional, Fernao Pires and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alenquer often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, vanilla or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices.

In the mouth of Alenquer is a powerful. We currently count 17 estates and châteaux in the of Alenquer, producing 52 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Alenquer go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Francos

Planning a wine route in the of Alenquer? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Francos.

Discover the grape variety: Rubi

Pink selection made in Brazil, following a natural coloured mutation of the italia, discovered in 1981 by San Giorgio Jonico. Since 24.08.2009, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties, list A1. In Italy, a more colourful mutation of the Rubi was discovered, called benitaka, which is more uniform in berry colour and ripens about a week earlier. The black brasil variety, which can be found in Brazil, is said to be a natural mutation of benitaka. Finally, Rubi should not be confused with ruby seedless, also a pink apyrene grape.

News about Winery Francos and wines from the region

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 ...

Historic cottage with English vineyard listed for sale

Sealwood Cottage Farm in Derbyshire, central England, has been put up for sale with a guide price of £1.4m ($1.66m). A five-bedroom, Grade II-listed cottage is the focal point for the 8.68-hectare (21.44 acres) estate, but it also features a vineyard of around 1.6ha established by the current owners, John and Elisabeth Goodall. Listing agent Fisher German said the Swadlincote-based estate’s guide price doesn’t include ‘any apportionment of the [wine] business’, but the owners would be ‘open to s ...

Reaction as Mouton and Margaux 2021 released en primeur

Both Mouton and Margaux 2021 were released en primeur at €420 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, down 2.8% on the 2020-vintage debut last year, according to Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. While the market dynamics vary between these two First Growths, their 2021 grands vins were being sold en primeur as the cheapest of the last four vintages – below current prices on 2018, 2019 and 2020. Merchants were offering Mouton 2021 and Margaux 2021 at £5,100 (12x75cl in bond). Initial signs suggested t ...

The word of the wine: Deep

A rich, complex wine that lingers on the palate and gradually reveals a strong potential for aroma and structure.