The Winery Quinta da Lixa of Minho

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The winery offers 69 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 11 of the estates of Minho.
It is located in Minho

The Winery Quinta da Lixa is one of the world's great estates. It offers 69 wines for sale in of Minho to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Quinta da Lixa wines

Looking for the best Winery Quinta da Lixa wines in Minho among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Quinta da Lixa 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 Quinta da Lixa wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Quinta da Lixa

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Quinta da Lixa

How Winery Quinta da Lixa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of brochette of scallops and prawns, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or fake foie gras.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Quinta da Lixa

On the nose the white wine of Winery Quinta da Lixa. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, floral or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of mango, honey or pineapple. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Quinta da Lixa. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Quinta da Lixa

  • 2019With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.66/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Quinta da Lixa.

  • Loureiro
  • Trajadura
  • Alvarinho
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Albariño
  • Arinto dos Açores

Discovering the wine region of Minho

Minho is Portugal's Northernmost wine region. It is known for one wine style above all others: crisp, light, white Vinho Verde, whose DOC zone covers the same territory. The Minho name is used for the area's Vinho Regional designation (similar to the French IGP). The latter's looser production laws allow more diversity in the average winery's portfolio, including red and rosé wines.

Minho VR was formerly known Rios do Minho before the Vinho Regional category was updated in 2008 to fall in line with the EU-wide PGI/IGP/IGT category. The region is located on the Portugal's Atlantic coast to the north and east of Porto, Portugal's second-largest city and the home of Port. It occupies a roughly rectangular area about 100 kilometers (60 miles) from north to South, which reaches about 50km (30 miles) inland. There are around 60,000 hectares of vines planted in Minho.

Many of these are dedicated to Vinho Verde, the country's largest DOC. Minho Grape Varieties A number of varieties are also found in Spains Rias Baixas region, which Lies immediately to the north. The key grape varieties to be found in white Minho wines include the natives Alvarinho, Avesso, Loureiro, Pederna (Arinto) and Trajadura. Chardonnay and Riesling are the most common international white varieties.

The top pink wines of Winery Quinta da Lixa

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Quinta da Lixa

How Winery Quinta da Lixa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of boeuf lôc lac (cambodia) or mashed potatoes with spinach and 2 salmon.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Quinta da Lixa

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Quinta da Lixa. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Quinta da Lixa

  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.62/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Quinta da Lixa.

  • Espadeiro
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Vinhão
  • Azal
  • Aragonez

Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca

Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Quinta da Lixa

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Quinta da Lixa

How Winery Quinta da Lixa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Quinta da Lixa

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Quinta da Lixa.

  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Avesso

The word of the wine: Powerful

Rich, full-bodied, corpulent wine.

The top red wines of Winery Quinta da Lixa

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Quinta da Lixa

How Winery Quinta da Lixa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of kafta bil saniyeh (lebanese dish), express beef cannelloni or alsatian fondue.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Quinta da Lixa

On the nose the red wine of Winery Quinta da Lixa. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta da Lixa. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Quinta da Lixa

  • 2015With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Quinta da Lixa.

  • Vinhão
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Azal

Discover the grape variety: Albarino

It is a Spanish variety, in Galicia to be precise, with its cradle in the Rias Baixas area, around Pontevedra and up to Orense. It would be a close relative of the Loureiro. Widely cultivated in Portugal, ... in France, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

The top sweet wines of Winery Quinta da Lixa

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Quinta da Lixa

How Winery Quinta da Lixa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Quinta da Lixa

  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Quinta da Lixa.

  • Loureiro
  • Trajadura
  • Alvarinho

The word of the wine: Foaming

Name given to the second alcoholic fermentation that sparkling wines undergo. It gives rise to a release of carbon dioxide in the bottle.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Quinta da Lixa

Planning a wine route in the of Minho? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Quinta da Lixa.

Discover the grape variety: Loureiro

Most certainly Portuguese. Loureiro is part of the grape varieties of many Spanish and Portuguese appellations, including the famous Vinho Verde. It would be a close relative of the albarino and the sousão.

News about Winery Quinta da Lixa and wines from the region

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‘Goliath’ 27-litre Sine Qua Non wine uncorked for charity

A ‘Goliath’ 27-litre bottle of Sine Qua Non’s highly prized The Inaugural Syrah from the 2003 vintage provided the centrepiece for a charity event organised by The Legacy Cellar Foundation. Robert M. Parker Jr, the famous wine critic who retired from The Wine Advocate in 2019, donated the ‘unicorn’ bottle in order to help raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which is marking its 60th anniversary. Held at a private residence in Bel Air on 14 May, 60 guests paid ...

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The word of the wine: Powerful

Rich, full-bodied, corpulent wine.

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