The Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre of Set&uacutebal of Península de Setúbal

Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre - Alicante Bouschet
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 69 of the estates of Península de Setúbal.
It is located in Set&uacutebal in the region of Península de Setúbal

The Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre is one of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Set&uacutebal to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre wines

Looking for the best Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre wines in Setúbal among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre 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 do Monte Alegre wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre

How Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef bourguignon with tomato, macaroni and angel hair gratin or osso bucco.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre

On the nose the red wine of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre. often reveals types of flavors of earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre

  • 2013With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre.

  • Castelao
  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Set&uacutebal

The wine region of Setúbal is located in the region of Península de Setúbal of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine José Maria da Fonseca or the Domaine Horácio Simões produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Setúbal are Touriga nacional, Fernao Pires and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Setúbal often reveals types of flavors of orange, coffee or toasty and sometimes also flavors of clove, pear or lemon.

In the mouth of Setúbal is a powerful. We currently count 74 estates and châteaux in the of Setúbal, producing 222 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Setúbal go well with generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, blue cheese or pasta.

The top white wines of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre

How Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of pho soup, roast pork orloff or arroz de marisco.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre. is a .

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre.

  • Viosinho
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Fernao Pires

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.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre

How Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of very simple muffins or french burger with roquefort.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre

In the mouth the natural sweet wine of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre.

  • Moscatel Roxo
  • Moscatel de Setúbal

The word of the wine: Methuselah

Bottle with a capacity of 6 litres (synonymous with imperial).

The top pink wines of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre

How Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of quick meatloaf, lamb tagine with quince or delicious thai chicken.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre

  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Aragonez
  • Castelao

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

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The word of the wine: Methuselah

Bottle with a capacity of 6 litres (synonymous with imperial).

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