The Winery Salvador of Minho

Winery Salvador - Lago Vibrant & Aromatic Vinho Verde
The winery offers 22 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 10 of the estates of Minho.
It is located in Minho

The Winery Salvador is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 22 wines for sale in of Minho to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Salvador wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Salvador

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Salvador

How Winery Salvador wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of cuttlefish armorican style (morgate), quiche lorraine or ktipiti (greece).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Salvador

On the nose the white wine of Winery Salvador. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, non oak or floral and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, red fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Salvador. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Salvador

  • 2016With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.83/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Salvador.

  • Loureiro
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Trajadura
  • Alvarinho
  • Azal
  • Albariño

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 Salvador

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Salvador

How Winery Salvador wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Salvador

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Salvador. often reveals types of flavors of cream, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or spices.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Salvador

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.77/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Salvador.

  • Vinhão

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

The top red wines of Winery Salvador

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Salvador

How Winery Salvador wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew, kapama of lamb (traditional bosnian dish) or duck legs with cider and small onions.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Salvador

On the nose the red wine of Winery Salvador. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Salvador. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Salvador

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Salvador.

  • Tinta Barroca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Touriga Francesa

The word of the wine: Light (taste of)

Taste close to oxidation, characteristic of champagnes altered by prolonged exposure to light.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Salvador

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Salvador

How Winery Salvador wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of gratin of coquillettes with ham, pasta salmon - fresh cream or pasta with vongoles (flat clams).

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Salvador

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Salvador. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Salvador

  • 2015With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Salvador.

  • Loureiro
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Alvarinho
  • Albariño
  • Vinhão

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Salvador

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 Salvador.

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 Salvador and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Light (taste of)

Taste close to oxidation, characteristic of champagnes altered by prolonged exposure to light.

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