The Winery Luiz Porto of Minas Gerais

Winery Luiz Porto - Dom de Minas Sauvignon Blanc
The winery offers 17 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 4 of the estates of Minas Gerais.
It is located in Minas Gerais

The Winery Luiz Porto is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 17 wines for sale in of Minas Gerais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Luiz Porto wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Luiz Porto

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Luiz Porto

How Winery Luiz Porto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of skate with capers, lamb with okra sauce or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Luiz Porto

On the nose the white wine of Winery Luiz Porto. often reveals types of flavors of tropical fruit, non oak or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Luiz Porto. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Luiz Porto

  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Luiz Porto.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Minas Gerais

Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth-largest in the world. It has a sizable wine industry, but is probably best known in global markets for spirits, and in particular Cachaça. With roughly 83,000 hectares (205,000 acres) of Vineyard">Vineyard, it ranks just behind its near-neighbors Argentina and Chile in terms of acreage under vine. Only a small proportion (about 10 percent) of these acres are planted with Vitis vinifera vines, however this large acreage does not translate into large volumes of quality wine.

There are concerted efforts underway to improve this ratio. Although not yet recognized on an international scale, the quality of Brazilian wines is increasing year on year. Brazil's best-known wines are arguably its Sparkling whites. There are some Champagne method wines made from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Many are made in a style similar to Italian spumante. Despite spanning a Full 39 degrees of latitude (5°N to 34°S), this vast nation Lies largely outside the 'wine belt' (the band of latitudes in which effective viniculture is traditionally thought possible). The southern hemisphere wine belt encircles the globe between 30°S and 45°S, leaving very little room for Brazil to develop its vineyard area. Thus the vast majority of Brazilian wine comes from Brazil's southernmost regions, Campanha and particularly Serra Gaucha.

The top red wines of Winery Luiz Porto

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Luiz Porto

How Winery Luiz Porto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, canned cassoulet or one pot pasta with creamy chicken farfalle.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Luiz Porto

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Luiz Porto

  • 2014With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.41/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.38/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Chardonnay

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.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Luiz Porto

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Luiz Porto

How Winery Luiz Porto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of kig ha farz (breton stew), skate wings with black butter sauce or lobster in court-bouillon.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Luiz Porto

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Luiz Porto. often reveals types of flavors of oak. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Luiz Porto. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Luiz Porto

  • 2015With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.84/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Luiz Porto.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Moscato

The word of the wine: Petite arvine

An ancient white grape variety from the Valais (Switzerland), which produces renowned wines suitable for ageing. Viney and sustained by a strong vivacity, these wines express a fine salty touch, the signature of this variety. Petite arvine wines can be dry, tender or made from withered grapes from late harvesting. Syn.: arvine.

The top pink wines of Winery Luiz Porto

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Luiz Porto

How Winery Luiz Porto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Luiz Porto

  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Luiz Porto

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

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.

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The word of the wine: Petite arvine

An ancient white grape variety from the Valais (Switzerland), which produces renowned wines suitable for ageing. Viney and sustained by a strong vivacity, these wines express a fine salty touch, the signature of this variety. Petite arvine wines can be dry, tender or made from withered grapes from late harvesting. Syn.: arvine.