Winery Quinta da AlornaAbafado 5 Years Licoroso
Sweet wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Fernao Pires.
This wine generally goes well with
The Abafado 5 Years Licoroso of the Winery Quinta da Alorna is in the top 5 of wines of Tejo.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Abafado 5 Years Licoroso of Winery Quinta da Alorna in the region of Tejo often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta da Alorna's Abafado 5 Years Licoroso.
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 Abafado 5 Years Licoroso from Winery Quinta da Alorna are 2011, 2013, 2012, 2009 and 2008.
Informations about the Winery Quinta da Alorna
The Winery Quinta da Alorna is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 64 wines for sale in the of Tejo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Tejo
Tejo is a wine region in CentralPortugal which covers the same area as the Ribatejo province, just inland from the major city of Lisbon. The wine appellation's name was changed from Ribatejo in 2009. The entire region may use the Tejo VR (Vinho Regional) designation, similar to the French IGP/Vin de Pays, while some areas produce wines labeled with the higher-level Do Tejo DOC (Denominação de Origem Controlada). A Warm, Dry area, it is also Portugal's only landlocked region – although it is influenced considerably by the Tejo river.
The word of the wine: Draft liquor
Liqueur composed of sugar dissolved in wine, used for the dosage of sparkling wines made by the traditional method. It is also known as "liqueur d'expédition" or "liqueur de dosage".
