The Winery Quinta do Quetzal of Alentejo of Alentejano

Winery Quinta do Quetzal - Guadalupe Winemaker's Selection Tinto
The winery offers 24 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 74 of the estates of Alentejano.
It is located in Alentejo in the region of Alentejano

The Winery Quinta do Quetzal is one of the world's great estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in of Alentejo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Quinta do Quetzal wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Quinta do Quetzal

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

How Winery Quinta do Quetzal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust, pizza queen with merguez or calf sweetbread with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Quinta do Quetzal

On the nose the red wine of Winery Quinta do Quetzal. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruits or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta do Quetzal. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

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

  • 2017With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Trincadeira
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Aragonez
  • Petite Sirah

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 white wines of Winery Quinta do Quetzal

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

How Winery Quinta do Quetzal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of spaghetti with garlic, ham croquette with purée or creamy risotto with scallops.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Quinta do Quetzal

On the nose the white wine of Winery Quinta do Quetzal. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, earth or microbio. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Quinta do Quetzal. is a powerful.

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

  • 2010With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.78/5

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

  • Antão Vaz
  • Alicante Ganzin
  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Roupeiro
  • Verdelho

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 sparkling wines of Winery Quinta do Quetzal

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

How Winery Quinta do Quetzal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

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

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5

The word of the wine: Serious

A Bordeaux term for small pebbles from the Pyrenees, eroded, rounded and transported by the Garonne to Aquitaine. They are mainly found on the left bank in the area.... known as the Graves, and further downstream in the Médoc. By extension, gravel is found in other regions, brought by other rivers or even glaciers.

The top pink wines of Winery Quinta do Quetzal

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

How Winery Quinta do Quetzal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of spit-turned boar leg (oven) with "automatic watering"., pizza queen with merguez or chicken tikka massala.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Quinta do Quetzal

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Aragonez

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.

The top sweet wines of Winery Quinta do Quetzal

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Quinta do Quetzal

How Winery Quinta do Quetzal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Quinta do Quetzal

  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Quinta do Quetzal.

  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Antão Vaz

The word of the wine: Grape

Fruit of the vine in the form of bunches of grapes, also called berries, attached to the stalk. The grapes used to make wine are known as grape varieties, a generic word that designates many types of vine plant with their own characteristics.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Quinta do Quetzal

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 do Quetzal.

Discover the grape variety: Roi des blancs

Interspecific crossing carried out in 1891 by Fernand Gaillard (1821-1905) between (triumph x eumelan) and 1 Seibel. This direct-producing hybrid was multiplied in particular in the south-west and centre-west of France as well as in the departments of the Rhône valley and the Ain.

News about Winery Quinta do Quetzal 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 ...

Batailley 2021 release kick-starts Bordeaux en primeur

Château Batailley 2021 was released en primeur this week at around €26.5 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, level with the debut price of the 2020-vintage release. Batailley 2021 was being offered by international merchants at £330 per 12 bottles in bond, said Liv-ex, which described it as ‘one of the best value [Batailley] wines on the market today’. Some analysts and merchants suggested the Pauillac estate had set a relatively positive tone for the Bordeaux en primeur campaign over the next f ...

The word of the wine: Serious

A Bordeaux term for small pebbles from the Pyrenees, eroded, rounded and transported by the Garonne to Aquitaine. They are mainly found on the left bank in the area.... known as the Graves, and further downstream in the Médoc. By extension, gravel is found in other regions, brought by other rivers or even glaciers.

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