Winery Marquês de MarialvaBical - Arinto Bruto
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Marquês de Marialva's Bical - Arinto Bruto.
Discover the grape variety: Bayan shirei
Structured, full-bodied whites in dry styles, and sweet or fortified versions, with a pale golden to amber robe and an ample palate with moderate acidity. Signature aromas of ripe yellow fruits (peach, apricot), white flowers, honey and Caucasian mineral notes. Star of Azerbaijani and Caucasian whites, excelling both dry and in dessert wines. A native white grape of Azerbaijan, grown mainly in the Shamakhi region.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Bical - Arinto Bruto from Winery Marquês de Marialva are 2012, 2013, 0, 2015
Informations about the Winery Marquês de Marialva
The Winery Marquês de Marialva is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Beiras to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Beiras
Vast region of north-central Portugal, a fragmented mosaic of distinct sub-regions. In the west, Bairrada makes dense Baga reds with notes of black cherry, blackberry and leather, firm tannins — the base of the great Portuguese sparkling wines. In the centre, Dao produces fine Touriga Nacional reds (violet, raspberry, spice) and elegant Encruzado whites (flowers, citrus, butter). To the continental east, fleshy Touriga of Beira Interior and aromatic Fernao Pires.
The word of the wine: White winemaking
White wines are obtained by fermentation of the juice after pressing. A pre-fermentation maceration is sometimes practiced to extract the aromatic substances from the skins. White wines are normally made from white grapes, but can also be made from red grapes (blanc de noirs). The grapes are then pressed as soon as they arrive at the vat house without maceration in order to prevent the colouring matter contained in the skins from "staining" the wine.
