The Winery Pereira de Melo of Dão of Beiras

Winery Pereira de Melo
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 189 of the estates of Beiras.
It is located in Dão in the region of Beiras

The Winery Pereira de Melo is one of the best wineries to follow in Dão.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Dão to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Pereira de Melo wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Pereira de Melo

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Pereira de Melo

How Winery Pereira de Melo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stewed beef heart, traditional tagine (morocco) or duck legs with green olives.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Pereira de Melo

On the nose the red wine of Winery Pereira de Melo. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Pereira de Melo. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Pereira de Melo

  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Pereira de Melo.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Alfrocheiro Preto

Discovering 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 top white wines of Winery Pereira de Melo

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Pereira de Melo

How Winery Pereira de Melo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of fish curry à la reunion, toast with smoked salmon cream or quick brandade.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Pereira de Melo

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Pereira de Melo. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Pereira de Melo

  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Pereira de Melo.

  • Encruzado

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.

Discover the grape variety: Calabrese

Most certainly of Italian origin, more precisely from Sicily where it is very well known. It should be noted that a certain number of Italian grape varieties bear the synonym or name "calabrese", whether or not followed by an epithet, and care should be taken not to confuse them. Calabrese is also known in the United States, Italy, Bulgaria and Malta. In France, it is virtually absent from the vineyard, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1.

News about Winery Pereira de Melo and wines from the region

What the Decanter team is drinking this Christmas

Tina Gellie, Content Manager and Regional Editor (Australia, South Africa, New Zealand & Canada) It was a big year of Decanter travel for me, heading to Napa and New York in June, South Africa in October and most recently a week each in Margaret River and South Australia. These trips have formed the basis of my festive selections. Christmas lunch on North Stradbroke Island (reunited with my family after four years, no thanks to Covid) always starts with oysters, followed by a bucket of prawn ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Daou Family Estates in Paso Robles expands to Tuscany

The new Daou Family estate has yet to be named but the purchase includes 70 hectares of land and an old farmhouse called Coroglie. Next month, the Daou brothers will plant 20 hectares of vines focusing on Bordeaux varietals Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. The vineyard will incorporate biodynamic principles, as well as dry-farming and organic approaches. The first harvest is planned for 2025. Winemaker Daniel Daou was drawn to the new estate by the similarities he found with the pr ...

The word of the wine: Rough

A very astringent and somewhat coarse tannic wine.