The Winery Encontro of Bairrada of Beiras

Winery Encontro
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Global Wines.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Beiras.
It is located in Bairrada in the region of Beiras

The Winery Encontro is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Bairrada to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Encontro wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Encontro

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Encontro

How Winery Encontro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with chicken, cheese gougères or medallion of white fish with shrimp sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Encontro

On the nose the white wine of Winery Encontro. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Encontro. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Encontro

  • 2014With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.66/5

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

  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Bical

Discovering the wine region of Bairrada

The wine region of Bairrada is located in the region of Beiras of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Colinas de São Lourenço or the Domaine Cantanhede produce mainly wines red, sparkling and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bairrada are Baga, Touriga nacional and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bairrada often reveals types of flavors of non oak, honeysuckle or ripe strawberries and sometimes also flavors of white pepper, oil or gooseberry.

In the mouth of Bairrada is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 148 estates and châteaux in the of Bairrada, producing 801 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Bairrada go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Encontro

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Encontro

How Winery Encontro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cabri en colombo with creole sauce, lamb mouse with onions and red wine or roast duck breast stuffed with porcini mushrooms and chanterelles.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Encontro

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Encontro

  • 2005With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.72/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Baga
  • Merlot
  • Castelao
  • Rufete
  • Bical

Discover the grape variety: Baga

Most certainly Portuguese.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Encontro

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Encontro

How Winery Encontro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades or county soup.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Encontro

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Encontro. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Encontro

  • 2013With an average score of 4.48/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Bical
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Maria Gomes

The word of the wine: Baco 22A

A white grape variety resulting from the hybridization of the folle blanche and the noah. It is the only hybrid to remain authorized in a French appellation vineyard, that of Armagnac, where it thrives in particular on the tawny sands of Bas-Armagnac. When distilled, its wine produces round, smooth and aromatic eaux-de-vie with hints of ripe fruit.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Encontro

Planning a wine route in the of Bairrada? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Encontro.

Discover the grape variety: Bical

News about Winery Encontro and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Baco 22A

A white grape variety resulting from the hybridization of the folle blanche and the noah. It is the only hybrid to remain authorized in a French appellation vineyard, that of Armagnac, where it thrives in particular on the tawny sands of Bas-Armagnac. When distilled, its wine produces round, smooth and aromatic eaux-de-vie with hints of ripe fruit.