Winery Quinta da LixaPouco-Comum Alvarinho
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Alvarinho.
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 Pouco-Comum Alvarinho from the Winery Quinta da Lixa
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pouco-Comum Alvarinho of Winery Quinta da Lixa in the region of Minho is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Pouco-Comum Alvarinho of Winery Quinta da Lixa in the region of Minho often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Pouco-Comum Alvarinho
Pairings that work perfectly with Pouco-Comum Alvarinho
Original food and wine pairings with Pouco-Comum Alvarinho
The Pouco-Comum Alvarinho of Winery Quinta da Lixa matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of pasta with scampi, aperitif puff pastries with vire andouille sausage or whiting with steamed zucchini.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta da Lixa's Pouco-Comum Alvarinho.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pouco-Comum Alvarinho from Winery Quinta da Lixa are 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Quinta da Lixa
The Winery Quinta da Lixa is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 73 wines for sale in the of Minho to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
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The word of the wine: Hat
Solid part (marc), composed of pips and skins (sometimes of the stalk), which forms at the top of the tank during fermentation. The pigeage consists in breaking this cap to put back in suspension these elements and to favour the exchanges between the juice and the skins.
