The Winery Quinta dos Plátanos of Alenquer of Lisboa

Winery Quinta dos Plátanos - Arinto
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 17 of the estates of Lisboa.
It is located in Alenquer in the region of Lisboa

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

Top Winery Quinta dos Plátanos wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Quinta dos Plátanos

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Quinta dos Plátanos

How Winery Quinta dos Plátanos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of vegetarian lasagna, croziflette or penne with shrimp and zucchini.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Quinta dos Plátanos

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Quinta dos Plátanos.

  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Fernao Pires

Discovering the wine region of Alenquer

The wine region of Alenquer is located in the region of Lisboa of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Quinta do Pinto or the Domaine Quinta do Pinto produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alenquer are Touriga nacional, Fernao Pires and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alenquer often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, vanilla or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices.

In the mouth of Alenquer is a powerful. We currently count 17 estates and châteaux in the of Alenquer, producing 52 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Alenquer go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish.

The top red wines of Winery Quinta dos Plátanos

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Quinta dos Plátanos

How Winery Quinta dos Plátanos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, thai coconut chicken with black mushrooms or milanese cutlets like in italy.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Quinta dos Plátanos

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta dos Plátanos. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Quinta dos Plátanos

  • 2013With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Quinta dos Plátanos.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Quinta dos Plátanos

Planning a wine route in the of Alenquer? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Quinta dos Plátanos.

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

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.

News about Winery Quinta dos Plátanos 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 ...

Decanter magazine latest issue: July 2022

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Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Game

A family of animal aromas reminiscent of venison and present in certain old red wines. See venison.