Winery Quinta do Perdigão - Alfrocheiro

Winery Quinta do PerdigãoAlfrocheiro

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Alfrocheiro of Winery Quinta do Perdigão is a red wine from the region of Dão of Beiras.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Alfrocheiro of the Winery Quinta do Perdigão is in the top 40 of wines of Dão.

Taste structure of the Alfrocheiro from the Winery Quinta do Perdigão

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Alfrocheiro of Winery Quinta do Perdigão in the region of Beiras is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

balsamic, earthy

Wine with oak taste

tobacco, chocolate

Wine with spices taste

pepper

On the nose the Alfrocheiro of Winery Quinta do Perdigão in the region of Beiras often reveals types of flavors of oaky, non oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of balsamic, spices or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Perdigão's Alfrocheiro.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chenin

Chenin, also known as pinot de la Loire Valley (pineau), is the flagship grape variety of the Loire Valley. It would have found its first origins in Anjou where it would have been cultivated by the monks of the Abbey of Saint-Maur located between Angers and Saumur since the 6th century. chenin is a great white grape variety which likes particularly the chalky soils called here stones of tufa which were used for the construction of the castles of the Loire Valley. Its bunches are medium-sized, fairly compact and its berries are more or less small. It is an early variety, which resists well to diseases. Chenin has the particularity of being able to participate as well in the elaboration of dry white wines as of sweet white wines or sparkling wines. Perfectly structured by the acidity, elegant, with a complex nose and aromas of yellow fruits, dry fruits, citrus fruits, white flowers, honey... the wine resulting from the chenin is rather lively and nervous, which allows him a good potential of guard. Chenin covers about 10,000 hectares in France, and is very productive in South Africa where it covers more than 26,000 hectares.

Last vintages of this wine

Alfrocheiro - 2018
In the top 40 of of Dão wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Alfrocheiro - 2013
In the top 40 of of Dão wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Alfrocheiro - 2012
In the top 40 of of Dão wines
Average rating: 411110
Alfrocheiro - 2011
In the top 40 of of Dão wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Alfrocheiro - 2010
In the top 40 of of Dão wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Alfrocheiro - 2009
In the top 40 of of Dão wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Alfrocheiro - 2008
In the top 40 of of Dão wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Alfrocheiro from Winery Quinta do Perdigão are 2006, 2018, 2013, 2008 and 2005.

Informations about the Winery Quinta do Perdigão

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Dão in the region of Beiras

The Winery Quinta do Perdigão is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Dão to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Beiras
In the top 1500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 45 of of Dão wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

The wine region of Dão

The wine region of Dão is located in the region of Beiras of Portugal. We currently count 316 estates and châteaux in the of Dão, producing 1397 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Dão go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Beiras

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').

News related to this wine

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vinzelles

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Vinzelles, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

An overview of Mâcon plus a geographical denomination appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey of this vineyard where the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation are produced. A unique journey to discover this region where the Romanesque churches punctuate the landscape and are the witnesses of the link between the vines and Christiannity. Cluny is the gatekeeper. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

The word of the wine: Mou

Said of a wine unbalanced by its lack of acidity.

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