The Winery Horácio Simões of Set&uacutebal of Península de Setúbal

Winery Horácio Simões - Segredos
The winery offers 27 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Península de Setúbal.
It is located in Set&uacutebal in the region of Península de Setúbal

The Winery Horácio Simões is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 27 wines for sale in of Set&uacutebal to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Horácio Simões wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Horácio Simões

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Horácio Simões

How Winery Horácio Simões wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of millet with gruyere cheese, spaghetti cacio e pepe or sauté of veal with olives (corsica).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Horácio Simões

On the nose the red wine of Winery Horácio Simões. often reveals types of flavors of spices, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Horácio Simões. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Horácio Simões

  • 2017With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Castelao
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tempranillo

Discovering the wine region of Set&uacutebal

The wine region of Setúbal is located in the region of Península de Setúbal of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine José Maria da Fonseca or the Domaine Horácio Simões produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Setúbal are Touriga nacional, Fernao Pires and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Setúbal often reveals types of flavors of orange, coffee or toasty and sometimes also flavors of clove, pear or lemon.

In the mouth of Setúbal is a powerful. We currently count 74 estates and châteaux in the of Setúbal, producing 222 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Setúbal go well with generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, blue cheese or pasta.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Horácio Simões

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Horácio Simões

How Winery Horácio Simões wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of gaufress and light or blueberry and raisin cake.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Horácio Simões

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Horácio Simões. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, black fruit or dried fruit. In the mouth the natural sweet wine of Winery Horácio Simões. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Horácio Simões

  • 2007With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.78/5

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

  • Moscatel de Setúbal

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top sweet wines of Winery Horácio Simões

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Horácio Simões

How Winery Horácio Simões wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of tiramisu (original recipe) or leek, chicken and gorgonzola lasagne.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Horácio Simões

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Horácio Simões. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or dried fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of Winery Horácio Simões. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Horácio Simões

  • 2005With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.37/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.13/5

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

  • Moscatel Roxo
  • Trousseau

The word of the wine: Ancestral method

A method of making certain sparkling wines such as blanquette de Limoux, sparkling gaillac or clairette de Die, which consists of a second fermentation in the bottle based on natural sugars and yeasts naturally brought by the grapes (unlike the méthode champenoise, which requires the addition of tirage liquor).

The top white wines of Winery Horácio Simões

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Horácio Simões

How Winery Horácio Simões wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of pastasciutta (corsica), butternut and goat cheese gratin or mussels with cream supers.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Horácio Simões

On the nose the white wine of Winery Horácio Simões. often reveals types of flavors of oak, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Horácio Simões. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Horácio Simões

  • 2005With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.83/5

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

  • Boal Branco
  • Moscatel Roxo
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Bual
  • Fernao Pires

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. 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 vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

The top pink wines of Winery Horácio Simões

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Horácio Simões

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

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Horácio Simões

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Castelao

The word of the wine: Alcohol

A generic term for the various alcohols produced during fermentation that give the wine body, structure and warmth.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Horácio Simões

Planning a wine route in the of Set&uacutebal? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Horácio Simões.

Discover the grape variety: Trousseau

Trousseau noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Jura). 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 bunches, and grapes of medium size. Trousseau noir can be found in many vineyards: Jura, South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon.

News about Winery Horácio Simões and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Ancestral method

A method of making certain sparkling wines such as blanquette de Limoux, sparkling gaillac or clairette de Die, which consists of a second fermentation in the bottle based on natural sugars and yeasts naturally brought by the grapes (unlike the méthode champenoise, which requires the addition of tirage liquor).

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