Caves da MontanhaGrande Cuvée Chardonnay - Arinto
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Grande Cuvée Chardonnay - Arinto of the Caves da Montanha is in the top 60 of wines of Bairrada.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Grande Cuvée Chardonnay - Arinto of Caves da Montanha in the region of Beiras often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Grande Cuvée Chardonnay - Arinto
Pairings that work perfectly with Grande Cuvée Chardonnay - Arinto
Original food and wine pairings with Grande Cuvée Chardonnay - Arinto
The Grande Cuvée Chardonnay - Arinto of Caves da Montanha matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pumpkin and bacon pie, oven-baked salmon mozzarella sandwiches or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).
Details and technical informations about Caves da Montanha's Grande Cuvée Chardonnay - Arinto.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Grande Cuvée Chardonnay - Arinto from Caves da Montanha are 2015, 2011, 2014, 2012 and 0.
Informations about the Caves da Montanha
The Caves da Montanha is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 52 wines for sale in the of Bairrada to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bairrada
Portuguese DOC of the central-west, kingdom of native Baga (>50%). Dense, structured reds with signature notes of black cherry, plum, eucalyptus, tobacco and earthy notes, firm tannins and lively acidity — wines of very long ageing. Also fruity Castelão and perfumed Touriga Nacional. Floral Maria Gomes (Fernão Pires), lively Arinto, mineral Bical whites.
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: Pressing
Mechanical action consisting of pressing the grapes (before fermentation for whites) or the marc soaked in wine (after fermentation for reds).
