The Winery Lagoa Velha of Beiras

Winery Lagoa Velha - Chardonnay - Baga
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 791 of the estates of Beiras.
It is located in Beiras

The Winery Lagoa Velha is one of the best wineries to follow in Beiras.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Beiras to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lagoa Velha wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Lagoa Velha

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lagoa Velha

How Winery Lagoa Velha wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with cream, radicchio and pancetta rolls or quick fish parmentier.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Lagoa Velha

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Lagoa Velha. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Lagoa Velha

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Lagoa Velha.

  • Chardonnay
  • Baga
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Beiras

Beiras (Beira) is a traditional administrative region in the northern half of Portugal. It is also the name of the IGP, or Indicacoes Geograficas Protegidas, wine classification (formerly known as Vinho Regional) which covers the region as a whole. A wide range of wines are made in Beiras – red wines from the region are typically Rich, deeply colored wines made from Baga, Castelão, Rufete (Tinto Pinheira), Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Touriga Nacional, and are sometimes fortified to emulate their more famous Oporto cousins. Whites are most often based on Fernão Pires and Bical, the latter being a small-berried variety with the affectionate nickname Borrado das Moscaos ('fly droppings').

Beiras is relatively wide, as Portuguese regions go, and stretches from the Atlantic coast right to the border with Spain (about 100 miles/160km). It was traditionally a single region, but was later split into Beira Litoral (coastal Beira) and Beira Interior (inland Beira). The region encompasses several DOC (Denominação de Origem Controlada) titles, among them Bairrada, Beira Interior and the famous Dão. Terroir varies greatly in the Beiras region, which touches both sides of Portugal and takes in coastline, rivers, valleys, lakes, plateaux and low mountains.

The same is true of the Climate – although heavily influenced by the Atlantic in the maritime west, the continental draw of Spain's hot, DryCenter is strong in the east. In the west are the sandier soils of the coast, slightly inland are the limestone and clays of Bairrada, and the center has the alluvial soils of the Dão, Mondego and Ceira river valleys. Baga is arguably the most important red wine grape in Beira. It typically makes up the lion's share of red wines, particularly in Bairrada, where it accounts for more than three-quarters of the red plantings.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Lagoa Velha

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Lagoa Velha

How Winery Lagoa Velha wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of homemade pork curry, quick salmon skewers or quiche lorraine.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Lagoa Velha

  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Lagoa Velha.

  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Baga
  • Bical
  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris 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 small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

The top red wines of Winery Lagoa Velha

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lagoa Velha

How Winery Lagoa Velha wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork shoulder with mustard, caramelized lamb mice or rabbit à la lorientaise.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lagoa Velha

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Lagoa Velha. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lagoa Velha

  • 2015With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Baga
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Merlot

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Lagoa Velha

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Lagoa Velha and wines from the region

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European Parliament rejects health warnings on wine labels

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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.