The Winery Monte Cão of Alentejo of Alentejano

Winery Monte Cão - Tinto
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the ALDI.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Alentejano.
It is located in Alentejo in the region of Alentejano

The Winery Monte Cão is one of the best wineries to follow in Alentejo.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Alentejo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Monte Cão wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Monte Cão

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Monte Cão

How Winery Monte Cão wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of roast beef with garlic, moroccan tagine with lamb and cardoons or veal roast casserole.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Monte Cão

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Monte Cão

  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Monte Cão.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Aragonez
  • Trincadeira

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Monte Cão

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Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

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.

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The word of the wine: Heavy

Said of a thick, rustic wine that lacks finesse.

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