The Winery Picos do Couto of Dão of Beiras

Winery Picos do Couto - Bruto
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 106 of the estates of Beiras.
It is located in Dão in the region of Beiras

The Winery Picos do Couto is one of the best wineries to follow in Dão.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Dão to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Picos do Couto wines

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

The top sparkling wines of Winery Picos do Couto

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Picos do Couto

How Winery Picos do Couto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of baked lasagna or pasta gratin with mortau sausage.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Picos do Couto.

  • Verdelho
  • Loureiro
  • Alvarinho
  • Touriga Nacional

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 Picos do Couto

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Picos do Couto

How Winery Picos do Couto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of cuttlefish with cider, rillettes of sardines or fish with madras curry and coconut milk.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Picos do Couto

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Picos do Couto. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Picos do Couto

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Picos do Couto.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Alvarinho

The white Alvarinho is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 small grapes. The white Alvarinho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley.

The top red wines of Winery Picos do Couto

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Picos do Couto

How Winery Picos do Couto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew express, lamb crumble with oregano and feta cheese or adapted vietnamese fondue.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Picos do Couto

On the nose the red wine of Winery Picos do Couto. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Picos do Couto. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Picos do Couto

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.86/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Picos do Couto.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Jaen
  • Alfrocheiro Preto

The word of the wine: Closed

A flat wine that does not express its aromas.

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.

News about Winery Picos do Couto and wines from the region

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 ...

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 ...

Walls’ hidden gems: Mas de Libian, Ardèche

Our feet crunched through layers of dry oak leaves as we climbed a pebbly path towards the vineyards behind the farmhouse. Roots go deep here. Not just the tall oaks and squat vines, but families too. I walked the vineyards at Mas de Libian with Hélène Thibon, but it was her father Jean-Pierre that greeted me when I arrived. Hélène’s sister Catherine was out front with Bambi the horse, ploughing the sandier plots. Later, we tasted in the winery with Hélène’s son Aurélien. Three generations of a ...

The word of the wine: Closed

A flat wine that does not express its aromas.