The Winery Opta of Beiras

Winery Opta
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 266 of the estates of Beiras.
It is located in Beiras

The Winery Opta is one of the best wineries to follow in Beiras.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Beiras to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Opta wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Opta

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Opta

How Winery Opta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sauté of lamb with curry, lamb roast with lavender or confit sausages.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Opta

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Opta

  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Alfrocheiro Preto
  • Baga
  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Aragonez

Discovering 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.

Schistous and granitic soils.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Opta

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Opta

How Winery Opta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, pan-fried salmon with lemon and dill sauce or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Opta

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Opta. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Opta

  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Baga
  • Bical
  • Cerceal Branco

Discover the grape variety: Alicante Bouschet

Intensely coloured, supple reds with an ink-dark robe, smooth tannins and an ample palate of blackfruit (blackberry, blackcurrant), candied cherry, plum, spices and sunny notes. A teinturier grape with red pulp that deepens colour in southern blends; also a star as a single varietal in Alentejo DOC. Grown in Languedoc, Spain and California. French hybrid created in 1866 by Henri Bouschet (petit bouschet × grenache).

The top white wines of Winery Opta

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Opta

How Winery Opta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of shrimp and zucchini with curry and coconut milk, bacon cake or haddock with curry cream.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Opta

On the nose the white wine of Winery Opta. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Opta. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Opta

  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Encruzado
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Cerceal Branco
  • Malvasia Fina
  • Moscatel de Setúbal

The word of the wine: Heart-to-heart

Small stem from a quick bud that is removed during thinning.

The top pink wines of Winery Opta

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Opta

How Winery Opta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust or tartiflette with 3 cheeses.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Opta

  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Alfrocheiro Preto

Discover the grape variety: Aragonez

Full-bodied, deeply coloured reds with a dark ruby robe, firm tannins and a dense palate, showing signature aromas of black fruits (blackberry, cassis), plum, tobacco, leather, spice and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential and a distinctly Iberian character. The pillar of great Alentejo DOC reds, present in Douro DOC and a component of Port. The Portuguese synonym for Tempranillo, the iconic Iberian black grape grown throughout southern Portugal.

Discover the grape variety: Malvasia Fina

Structured, aromatic dry whites with a pale golden robe, an ample palate and moderate acidity, showing signature aromas of yellow fruits (pear, peach, apricot), white flowers (acacia), almond and schist mineral notes. Fine ageing potential. A traditional component of Douro DOC and Dão DOC whites and white Port. A Portuguese variety of the Malvasia family, widely grown in north-eastern Portugal.