The Winery Quinta dos Abibes is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Beiras to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Quinta dos Abibes wines in Beiras among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Quinta dos Abibes 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 dos Abibes wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Quinta dos Abibes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with pepper, couscous chicken and merguez or gigolette of rabbit.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Quinta dos Abibes. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, leather or black currant. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta dos Abibes. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Beiras (Beira) is a traditional administrative region in the northern half of Portugal. It is also the name of the IGP, or Indicacoes Geograficas Protegidas, wine classification (formerly known as Vinho Regional) which covers the region as a whole. A wide range of wines are made in Beiras – red wines from the region are typically Rich, deeply colored wines made from Baga, Castelão, Rufete (Tinto Pinheira), Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Touriga Nacional, and are sometimes fortified to emulate their more famous Oporto cousins. Whites are most often based on Fernão Pires and Bical, the latter being a small-berried variety with the affectionate nickname Borrado das Moscaos ('fly droppings').
Beiras is relatively wide, as Portuguese regions go, and stretches from the Atlantic coast right to the border with Spain (about 100 miles/160km). It was traditionally a single region, but was later split into Beira Litoral (coastal Beira) and Beira Interior (inland Beira). The region encompasses several DOC (Denominação de Origem Controlada) titles, among them Bairrada, Beira Interior and the famous Dão.
Terroir varies greatly in the Beiras region, which touches both sides of Portugal and takes in coastline, rivers, valleys, lakes, plateaux and low mountains.
The same is true of the Climate – although heavily influenced by the Atlantic in the maritime west, the continental draw of Spain's hot, DryCenter is strong in the east. In the west are the sandier soils of the coast, slightly inland are the limestone and clays of Bairrada, and the center has the alluvial soils of the Dão, Mondego and Ceira river valleys.
Baga is arguably the most important red wine grape in Beira. It typically makes up the lion's share of red wines, particularly in Bairrada, where it accounts for more than three-quarters of the red plantings.
How Winery Quinta dos Abibes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of giant paella cooked on a wood fire, beet and goat aperitif verrines or back of cod with basquaise sauce.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Quinta dos Abibes. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Quinta dos Abibes. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Most certainly Portuguese.
How Winery Quinta dos Abibes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork such as recipes of wild boar stew.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Quinta dos Abibes. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.
Said of a wine that is unpleasantly pungent and has a vinegar-like odour.
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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.
