The Winery Adega Mayor of Alentejo of Alentejano

Winery Adega Mayor
The winery offers 50 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Alentejano.
It is located in Alentejo in the region of Alentejano

The Winery Adega Mayor is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 50 wines for sale in of Alentejo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Adega Mayor wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Adega Mayor

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Adega Mayor

How Winery Adega Mayor wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beer goulash, irish stew with beer or duck breast with red fruits.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Adega Mayor

On the nose the red wine of Winery Adega Mayor. often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, citrus or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, citrus fruit or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Adega Mayor. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Adega Mayor

  • 2003With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.09/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Adega Mayor.

  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Trincadeira
  • Aragonez
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Castelao

Discovering the wine region of Alentejo

The wine region of Alentejo is located in the region of Alentejano of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cartuxa or the Domaine Adega Mayor produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alentejo are Touriga nacional, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Touriga franca, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alentejo often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, dill or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of cocoa, black currant or iron.

In the mouth of Alentejo is a powerful. We currently count 295 estates and châteaux in the of Alentejo, producing 1163 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Alentejo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

The top white wines of Winery Adega Mayor

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Adega Mayor

How Winery Adega Mayor wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of flammekueche with munster cheese, stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce or scallops with chorizo sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Adega Mayor

On the nose the white wine of Winery Adega Mayor. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, oaky or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or non oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Adega Mayor. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Adega Mayor

  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.74/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Adega Mayor.

  • Antão Vaz
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Verdelho
  • Roupeiro
  • Encruzado
  • Pinot Gris

Discover the grape variety: Alicante Bouschet

It is a crossbreed made in 1855 by Louis and Henri Bouschet from an intraspecific crossing between Grenache noir and Petit Bouschet. The Alicante Henri Bouschet is less and less multiplied, registered however in the Official Catalogue of the varieties of vine of wine grapes list A.

The top pink wines of Winery Adega Mayor

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Adega Mayor

How Winery Adega Mayor wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or veal such as recipes of fondue with broth, endive salad with walnuts, comté cheese and bacon or veal chop with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Adega Mayor

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Adega Mayor. often reveals types of flavors of oak, citrus fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Adega Mayor

  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Adega Mayor.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Aragonez
  • Castelao

The word of the wine: Roundup

Woody part of the grape bunch to which the berries are attached.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Adega Mayor

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Adega Mayor

How Winery Adega Mayor wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of moroccan veal tagine from hanane, baked bread (tomato, mushroom, ham, cheese) or aiguillettes of duck with auvergne blue cheese.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Adega Mayor

  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Adega Mayor.

  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Grigio

Discover the grape variety: Verdelho

The white Verdelho is a grape variety that originated in Portugal. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of medium size. The white Verdelho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, South West.

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

Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca

Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.

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The word of the wine: Roundup

Woody part of the grape bunch to which the berries are attached.

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