The Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto of Alentejo of Alentejano

Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto - Branco
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This estate is part of the Symington Family Estates.
It is ranked in the top 46 of the estates of Alentejano.
It is located in Alentejo in the region of Alentejano

The Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Alentejo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto wines

Looking for the best Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto wines in Alentejo among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto 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 Quinta da Fonte Souto wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto

How Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of soft and inexpensive pasta gratin, pasta carbonara almost like the real thing or spanish paella.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto

On the nose the white wine of Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto

  • 2018With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto.

  • Verdelho
  • Arinto de Bucelas

Discovering the wine region of Alentejo

The wine region of Alentejo is located in the region of Alentejano of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cartuxa or the Domaine Adega Mayor produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alentejo are Touriga nacional, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Touriga franca, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alentejo often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, dill or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of cocoa, black currant or iron.

In the mouth of Alentejo is a powerful. We currently count 295 estates and châteaux in the of Alentejo, producing 1163 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Alentejo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

The top red wines of Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto

How Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of improved horse steak, lamb tagine with prunes or pork shank stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto

On the nose the red wine of Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto

  • 2017With an average score of 4.02/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Trincadeira

Discover the grape variety: Verdelho

The white Verdelho is a grape variety that originated in Portugal. 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 grapes of medium size. The white Verdelho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, South West.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto

Planning a wine route in the of Alentejo? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Quinta da Fonte Souto and wines from the region

Dream job? Majestic to pay ‘vintern’ to drink wine on holiday

Wine lovers with a valid passport can apply for the Majestic ‘vintern’ scheme, launched this week and dubbed by the retailer as ‘the best summer job ever’. A three-day placement will include a visit to Quinta da Boavista vineyards in Portugal’s picturesque Douro region. Majestic said the vintern will also taste wines from its Wine Club’s Spain & Portugal Summer Case ‘in situ’, before trying the same wines back at home for comparison. It is offering £600 remuneration for three days, which it ...

Dream job? Majestic to pay ‘vintern’ to drink wine on holiday

Wine lovers with a valid passport can apply for the Majestic ‘vintern’ scheme, launched this week and dubbed by the retailer as ‘the best summer job ever’. A three-day placement will include a visit to Quinta da Boavista vineyards in Portugal’s picturesque Douro region. Majestic said the vintern will also taste wines from its Wine Club’s Spain & Portugal Summer Case ‘in situ’, before trying the same wines back at home for comparison. It is offering £600 remuneration for three days, which it ...

Couple arrested in Croatia over €1.6m wine heist

A man and woman carried out the ‘meticulously planned’ theft at the Atrio hotel and restaurant in western Spain back in October. They made off with a bottle of 1806 Château D’Yquem and a large haul of Domaine de la Romanée Conti after breaking into Atrio’s famous cellar. That sparked a nine-month international manhunt. Police in Spain teamed up with Interpol and Europol, plus authorities in Romania and the Netherlands, to track a pair of suspects down. They eventually swooped on a 29-year-old Me ...

The word of the wine: Over-ripeness

Characteristic of grapes harvested late, rich in sugar, which give wines often mellow and marked by candied aromas.

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