The Winery Monte Barbo of Beiras
The Winery Monte Barbo is one of the best wineries to follow in Beiras.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Beiras to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Monte Barbo wines in Beiras among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Monte Barbo 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 Monte Barbo wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Monte Barbo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of lobster in court-bouillon, rillettes of sardines or cod fillets marinated in olive oil with vegetables.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Monte Barbo. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Monte Barbo. is a with a nice freshness.
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.
How Winery Monte Barbo 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, pastillas with lamb and apricots or duck breast with honey and raspberry vinegar.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Monte Barbo. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Monte Barbo. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
How Winery Monte Barbo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples or tomato and comté pie.
Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see internode).
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The Verdanel grape variety is particularly cultivated in the southwestern region of Gaillac, in the Tarn department. This very old white grape variety does not fear either the cold or the heat. Today, it is very rare and almost extinct. The Verdanel is not classified in the Appellations of Controlled Origin. The Verdanel has serrated leaves, almost whole and of a tender green colour. Its conical bunches are filled with medium-sized, slightly ellipsoid fruits. When the berries reach maturity, their greenish-white color turns to golden white. A dry white wine with a low alcohol content is produced from this variety. It also has a low acidity level. This wine goes well with spicy dishes as well as lobster or red mullet.
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Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see internode).