Winery BorgesMeia Encosta Dão Branco
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Meia Encosta Dão Branco from the Winery Borges
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Meia Encosta Dão Branco of Winery Borges in the region of Beiras is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Meia Encosta Dão Branco of Winery Borges in the region of Beiras often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or peach and sometimes also flavors of minerality, lemon or pear.
Food and wine pairings with Meia Encosta Dão Branco
Pairings that work perfectly with Meia Encosta Dão Branco
Original food and wine pairings with Meia Encosta Dão Branco
The Meia Encosta Dão Branco of Winery Borges matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of salt and pepper shrimp, lebanese hummus or cod with vanilla sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Borges's Meia Encosta Dão Branco.
Discover the grape variety: Fernao Pires
In Portugal, it is one of the most planted white grape varieties, and we have found it to be very similar to the torrontés grown in Spain (Galicia). It can be found in Australia and South Africa, but is almost unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Meia Encosta Dão Branco from Winery Borges are 2017, 2019, 2018, 2015 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Borges
The Winery Borges is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 97 wines for sale in the of Dão to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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').
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The word of the wine: Defect
Characteristic of a wine that is either aromatically deviant or unbalanced on the palate due to an excess or a lack of one or more flavors.
