Winery Quinta dos PenassaisMalvasía Fina - Encruzado

White wine of Dão of Beiras of Portugal

3.4

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Malvasía Fina - Encruzado of Winery Quinta dos Penassais is a white wine from the region of Dão of Beiras.
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.

Taste structure of the Malvasía Fina - Encruzado from the Winery Quinta dos Penassais

Light		Bold
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Malvasía Fina - Encruzado of Winery Quinta dos Penassais in the region of Beiras is a with a nice freshness.

Food and wine pairings with Malvasía Fina - Encruzado

Pairings that work perfectly with Malvasía Fina - Encruzado

Original food and wine pairings with Malvasía Fina - Encruzado

Cured meat

The Malvasía Fina - Encruzado of Winery Quinta dos Penassais matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of cuttlefish a la plancha, preparation of the olives (black olives in brine) or american-style monkfish.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta dos Penassais's Malvasía Fina - Encruzado.

Winery

Winery Quinta dos Penassais

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Couderc 4401

An interspecific cross made in 1884 by Georges Couderc (1850-1928) between chasselas rose and rupestris. This direct-producing hybrid was multiplied much more in the south-west of France and in the Loire Valley, and in some cases was even used as rootstock. François Baco (1865-1947) and Vincent Malègue (1830-1915) also used it as a progenitor. - Synonymy: red bird, tank, Terray hybrid, malafosse, oazo rukh, sakhotin (for all the grape variety synonyms, click here!). - Description: small to medium-sized bunches, cylindrical-conical, winged, more or less compact, sometimes with small green berries, medium-sized stalks remaining green when ripe; small, spherical berries, beautiful bluish-black skin, very pruinose, pulpy, with coloured juice.

Last vintages of this wine

Malvasía Fina - Encruzado - 2011

In the top 100 of of Dão wines

Average rating: 3.6

The best vintages of Malvasía Fina - Encruzado from Winery Quinta dos Penassais are 2011

Informations about the Winery Quinta dos Penassais

The winery offers 9 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Dão in the region of Beiras

The Winery Quinta dos Penassais is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Dão to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 25000 of of Portugal wines

In the top 3500 of of Dão wines

In the top 300000 of white wines

In the top 900000 wines of the world

The wine region of Dão

The wine region of Dão is located in the region of Beiras of Portugal. We currently count 316 estates and châteaux in the of Dão, producing 1397 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Dão go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The wine region of Beiras

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').

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