The Winery Quinta do Ortigao of Bairrada of Beiras

Winery Quinta do Ortigao
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Beiras.
It is located in Bairrada in the region of Beiras

The Winery Quinta do Ortigao is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Bairrada to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Quinta do Ortigao wines

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

The top sparkling wines of Winery Quinta do Ortigao

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Quinta do Ortigao

How Winery Quinta do Ortigao wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of salted lentils, sauté of lamb with curry or savoyard fondue with ceps.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Quinta do Ortigao

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Quinta do Ortigao. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Quinta do Ortigao

  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.63/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Quinta do Ortigao.

  • Baga
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Bical
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Cerceal Branco

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 Quinta do Ortigao

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Quinta do Ortigao

How Winery Quinta do Ortigao wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of lamb skewers, douez battata with cardoons (moroccan lamb stew) or leg of wild boar.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Quinta do Ortigao

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Quinta do Ortigao

  • 2015With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.88/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Baga
  • Tinta Barroca

Discover the grape variety: Bical

The top white wines of Winery Quinta do Ortigao

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Quinta do Ortigao

How Winery Quinta do Ortigao wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of penne with shrimp and zucchini, aperitif puff pastries with vire andouille sausage or fish with cream sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Quinta do Ortigao

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Quinta do Ortigao

  • 2015With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.58/5

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

  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Bical
  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Musky

Said of an odor reminiscent of musk.

The top pink wines of Winery Quinta do Ortigao

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Quinta do Ortigao

How Winery Quinta do Ortigao wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of quick beef and cheese yakitori, oven-baked sausage or mashed potatoes with chastillon cheese.

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Baga

Discover the grape variety: Arinto de Bucelas

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Quinta do Ortigao

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 Quinta do Ortigao.

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.

News about Winery Quinta do Ortigao and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vergisson

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Vergisson, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

What style should one expect from a good Chablis by Debra MEIBURG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In 80-second clip, Debra MEIBURG answers the question of an Internet user : what style should one expect from a good Chablis ? #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

The word of the wine: Musky

Said of an odor reminiscent of musk.