Winery Quinta da AlornaCardal 3 anos
Natural sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Albarino and the Verdelho.
This wine generally goes well with pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cardal 3 anos of Winery Quinta da Alorna in the region of Tejo often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cardal 3 anos
Pairings that work perfectly with Cardal 3 anos
Original food and wine pairings with Cardal 3 anos
The Cardal 3 anos of Winery Quinta da Alorna matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of endive frichti, sea bass wrapped in salt crust or monkfish in foil.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta da Alorna's Cardal 3 anos.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cardal 3 anos from Winery Quinta da Alorna are 0
Informations about the Winery Quinta da Alorna
The Winery Quinta da Alorna is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 64 wines for sale in the of Ribatejo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Ribatejo
The wine region of Ribatejo is located in the region of Tejo of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Companhia das Lezírias or the Domaine Casa Cadaval produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ribatejo are Touriga nacional, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Fernao Pires, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ribatejo often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tree fruit or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of dark fruit, leather or tobacco.
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: 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.
