Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre - Homenagem Grande Reserva Castelão

Winery Quinta do Monte AlegreHomenagem Grande Reserva Castelão

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Homenagem Grande Reserva Castelão of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre is a red wine from the region of Palmela of Península de Setúbal.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Homenagem Grande Reserva Castelão from the Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Homenagem Grande Reserva Castelão of Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre in the region of Península de Setúbal is a powerful.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre's Homenagem Grande Reserva Castelão.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Saint Laurent

This grape variety was formerly cultivated in the southwest and in Alsace and the Toul region. It is also known in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg and Czechoslovakia. In France, it is no longer multiplied and is therefore in danger of disappearing.

Last vintages of this wine

Homenagem Grande Reserva Castelão - 2016
In the top 100 of of Palmela wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Homenagem Grande Reserva Castelão - 2015
In the top 100 of of Palmela wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Homenagem Grande Reserva Castelão from Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre are 2015, 2016

Informations about the Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre

The winery offers 13 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Palmela in the region of Península de Setúbal

The Winery Quinta do Monte Alegre is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Palmela to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Península de Setúbal
In the top 15000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 250 of of Palmela wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Palmela

The wine region of Palmela is located in the region of Península de Setúbal of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Casa Ermelinda Freitas or the Domaine Horácio Simões produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Palmela 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 Palmela often reveals types of flavors of citrus, mango or butter and sometimes also flavors of green apple, minerality or apricot.


The wine region of Península de Setúbal

Setúbal Peninsula (also known as Península de Setúbal) is the Portuguese wine region immediately southeast of Lisbon, across the Tejo estuary. The Terroir in the area ranges from sandy coastal plains to the craggy, limestone-rich Serra Arribida hills. The area is known for its Dry red wines made from Castelão, and for its fortified wines and Sweet Moscatel de Setúbal. The wines produced here are made under three titles: two DOCs, Palmela and Setúbal, and one IGP.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: Bitter

Normal for certain young red wines rich in tannin, bitterness is in other cases a defect due to a bacterial disease.

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