The Winery Quinta da Falorca of Dão of Beiras

Winery Quinta da Falorca - Garrafeira Old Vines
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 11 of the estates of Beiras.
It is located in Dão in the region of Beiras

The Winery Quinta da Falorca is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Dão to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Quinta da Falorca wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Quinta da Falorca

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Quinta da Falorca

How Winery Quinta da Falorca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boeuf en daube, couscous without couscous maker or grandma melanie's cassoulet.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Quinta da Falorca

On the nose the red wine of Winery Quinta da Falorca. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, black fruit or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, prune or plum. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta da Falorca. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Quinta da Falorca

  • 2015With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.05/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Quinta da Falorca.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Rufete
  • Alfrocheiro Preto
  • Jaen

Discovering 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 top white wines of Winery Quinta da Falorca

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Quinta da Falorca

How Winery Quinta da Falorca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of curried mouclade à la charentaise, chorizo puff pastry or asian style fish papillote (very healthy).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Quinta da Falorca

On the nose the white wine of Winery Quinta da Falorca. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, oaky or citrus and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Quinta da Falorca. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Quinta da Falorca

  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.79/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Quinta da Falorca.

  • Encruzado

Discover the grape variety: Vilana

A very old grape variety grown in Greece - one of the main ones - most often at high altitude, it is said to have originated on the island of Crete. It can also be found in Italy, but is practically unknown in France. D.N.A. analyses have shown that it is related to Thrapsthiri and Vidiano.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Quinta da Falorca

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Quinta da Falorca

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

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Quinta da Falorca

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

The word of the wine: PDO

Protected Designation of Origin - equivalent to the term "controlled designation of origin" in European regulations.

The top pink wines of Winery Quinta da Falorca

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Quinta da Falorca

How Winery Quinta da Falorca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt or salted king's cake with cauliflower.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Quinta da Falorca

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Quinta da Falorca.

  • Touriga Nacional

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.

Discover the grape variety: Limberger

Without much certainty, its origin would be German. It is a very old variety that has been cultivated for a long time in Germany, Austria, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, etc. Today, the Limberger is less and less multiplied. It is a direct descendant of the white gouais.

News about Winery Quinta da Falorca and wines from the region

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 ...

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 ...

Hugh Johnson: ‘What can irritate me is change for change’s sake’

‘New’ is the second most popular word in any sales catalogue. (The first is ‘Free’.) We scribblers can’t resist it: it guarantees copy of one sort or another. Even in the slowly evolving world of wine, where the main ethos of the product is historical continuity, ‘new’ sells. To someone like me with a strong sense of history, not to mention conservative tastes, it can be a bit unsettling. It’s not really change that bothers me. There is always room for improvement. What can irritate me is change ...

The word of the wine: PDO

Protected Designation of Origin - equivalent to the term "controlled designation of origin" in European regulations.