Winery Pico Wines - Frei Gigante Branco

Winery Pico WinesFrei Gigante Branco

4.0
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0
(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 Frei Gigante Branco of Winery Pico Wines is a white wine from the region of Açores.
In the mouth this white wine is a .
This wine generally goes well with pork, lean fish or shellfish.
The Frei Gigante Branco of the Winery Pico Wines is in the top 5 of wines of Açores.

Taste structure of the Frei Gigante Branco from the Winery Pico Wines

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Frei Gigante Branco of Winery Pico Wines in the region of Açores is a .

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

salt, smoke

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

Wine with vegetal taste

grass

Wine with spices taste

white pepper

On the nose the Frei Gigante Branco of Winery Pico Wines in the region of Açores often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grass or floral and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Pico Wines's Frei Gigante Branco.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Verdelho

The white Verdelho is a grape variety that originated in Portugal. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of medium size. The white Verdelho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, South West.

Last vintages of this wine

Frei Gigante Branco - 2018
In the top 5 of of Açores wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Frei Gigante Branco - 2017
In the top 5 of of Açores wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Frei Gigante Branco - 2016
In the top 5 of of Açores wines
Average rating: 411110
Frei Gigante Branco - 2015
In the top 5 of of Açores wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Frei Gigante Branco - 2014
In the top 5 of of Açores wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Frei Gigante Branco - 2013
In the top 5 of of Açores wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Frei Gigante Branco - 2012
In the top 5 of of Açores wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Frei Gigante Branco from Winery Pico Wines are 2017, 2018, 2016, 2010 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Pico Wines

The winery offers 33 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Açores

The Winery Pico Wines is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Açores to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Açores
In the top 1500 of of Portugal wines
In the top 3 of of Açores wines
In the top 5000 of white wines
In the top 30000 wines of the world

The wine region of Açores

The wine region of Açores of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pico Wines or the Domaine Azores Wine Company produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Açores are Verdelho, Merlot and Fernao Pires, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Açores often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or honey and sometimes also flavors of straw, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

News related to this wine

An overview of Saint-Véran appellation

Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly

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-Solutré-Pouilly, 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/Bour ...

Food and Chablis wines pairing, by Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 4-minute clip, Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG illustrate how easily Chablis wines complement all kinds of food, all the way from cheese to caviar! #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Budding

Phase of the vegetative cycle of the vine corresponding to the bursting of the buds and the appearance of the first leaves.

Other wines of Winery Pico Wines

See all wines from Winery Pico Wines

Other wines of Açores

See the best wines from of Açores

Other similar white wines

See the best white wines of Açores