Winery Quinta da AlornaPortal da Águia Branco
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, lean fish or shellfish.
The Portal da Águia Branco of the Winery Quinta da Alorna is in the top 90 of wines of Tejo.
Taste structure of the Portal da Águia Branco from the Winery Quinta da Alorna
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Portal da Águia Branco of Winery Quinta da Alorna in the region of Tejo is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Portal da Águia Branco of Winery Quinta da Alorna in the region of Tejo often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Portal da Águia Branco
Pairings that work perfectly with Portal da Águia Branco
Original food and wine pairings with Portal da Águia Branco
The Portal da Águia Branco of Winery Quinta da Alorna matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of thai coconut chicken with black mushrooms, peasant minestrone or catalan zarzuela.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta da Alorna's Portal da Águia Branco.
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 Portal da Águia Branco from Winery Quinta da Alorna are 2013, 2014, 2008, 2015 and 2018.
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 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.
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The word of the wine: Animal
Generic smell of aromatic families reminiscent of fur, game, musk, civet, amber and sometimes unpleasant smells of wet hair. The old books on tasting give as an example of animal aroma the belly of hare.
