The Winery Luis Pato of Beiras

Winery Luis Pato - Beiras Vinha Barrosa Velha
The winery offers 67 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 7 of the estates of Beiras.
It is located in Beiras

The Winery Luis Pato is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 67 wines for sale in of Beiras to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Luis Pato wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Luis Pato

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Luis Pato

How Winery Luis Pato wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish with vegetable tagliatelle, imene's tunisian ojja or turnip confit with parma cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Luis Pato

On the nose the red wine of Winery Luis Pato. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, pepper or spices and sometimes also flavors of menthol, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Luis Pato. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Luis Pato

  • 1995With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1988With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.18/5

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

  • Baga
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Bical
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Fernao Pires

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 Luis Pato

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Luis Pato

How Winery Luis Pato wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed tomatoes with thermomix, tuna and mozzarella pie or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Luis Pato

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Luis Pato. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, strawberries or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of cheese, yeast or earth.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Luis Pato

  • 1992With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.57/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Luis Pato.

  • Baga
  • Bical
  • Chardonnay
  • Maria Gomes
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Pinot blanc

Pinot Blanc is a grape variety that originated in Burgundy, mutated from Pinot Gris. Today, it is grown in Alsace where it is called klevner when blended with auxerrois. The continental climate, with its cold winters and hot summers, is particularly suited to pinot blanc. It is resistant to frost in winter and in summer, the roots draw the minerals it needs from the warm soil. Its bunches are made up of small berries with thick skins and melting pulp that produce fruity, spicy wines, balanced between acidity and alcohol. pinot blanc is also used for crémants and sparkling wines. Pinot Blanc is also used for Crémant and sparkling wines. It is widely grown in Italy, where it covers almost 7,000 hectares, and is also found in Germany, Austria, Canada and South Africa.

The top white wines of Winery Luis Pato

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Luis Pato

How Winery Luis Pato wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of zarzuela mayonapo, biscuits for dogs or back of cod steamed with small vegetables.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Luis Pato

On the nose the white wine of Winery Luis Pato. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, stone fruit or cream and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or smoke. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Luis Pato. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Luis Pato

  • 1991With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Luis Pato.

  • Bical
  • Cerceal Branco
  • Sercial
  • Fernao Pires
  • Maria Gomes
  • Baga

The word of the wine: Phenolic ripeness

A distinction is made between the ripeness of sugars and acids and the ripeness of tannins and other compounds such as anthocyanins and tannins, which will bring structure and colour. Grapes can be measured at 13° potential without having reached this phenolic maturity. Vinified at this stage, they will give hard, astringent wines, without charm.

The top sweet wines of Winery Luis Pato

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Luis Pato

How Winery Luis Pato wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, leg of lamb with baked potatoes or rabbit with homemade mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Luis Pato

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Luis Pato. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or dried fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of Winery Luis Pato. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Luis Pato

  • 2011With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.76/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Luis Pato.

  • Bical
  • Baga
  • Sercial
  • Sercialinho

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

The top pink wines of Winery Luis Pato

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Luis Pato

How Winery Luis Pato wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork such as recipes of alsatian sauerkraut.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Luis Pato

  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Luis Pato.

  • Baga
  • Maria Gomes

The word of the wine: Cornalin

Black grape variety native to the Valais (Switzerland). It produces renowned wines of a dark purple colour with violet hues, an elegant bouquet and a powerful, fresh, fruity (cherry) and spicy palate. Cornalin wines can be drunk young or after several years of ageing, with game.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about Winery Luis Pato and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Phenolic ripeness

A distinction is made between the ripeness of sugars and acids and the ripeness of tannins and other compounds such as anthocyanins and tannins, which will bring structure and colour. Grapes can be measured at 13° potential without having reached this phenolic maturity. Vinified at this stage, they will give hard, astringent wines, without charm.