The Winery Horta do Leal of Alentejano

Winery Horta do Leal
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 90 of the estates of Alentejano.
It is located in Alentejano

The Winery Horta do Leal is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Alentejano to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Horta do Leal wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Horta do Leal

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Horta do Leal

How Winery Horta do Leal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, lamb meatballs with mint or tournedos rossini with port sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Horta do Leal

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Horta do Leal. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Horta do Leal

  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5

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.

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Discover the grape variety: Garonnet

Garonnet noir is a grape variety that originated in France. It is a variety resulting from a cross of the same species (interspecific hybridization). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. The Garonnet noir can be found in the vineyards of the Rhône Valley.

News about Winery Horta do Leal and wines from the region

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Third batch of Diageo’s Prima & Ultima collection revealed

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The word of the wine: Wine library

Cellar in which are kept bottles that retrace the history of a domain, a vintage, an exceptional wine, etc., and which constitute a collection. It is also said of a place that offers a very wide choice of wines served by the glass. The oenotheques are more and more widespread in the living rooms opened to the public.

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