Winery São JoãoBruto Tinto
Sparkling wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Baga, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Touriga nacional.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Bruto Tinto
Pairings that work perfectly with Bruto Tinto
Original food and wine pairings with Bruto Tinto
The Bruto Tinto of Winery São João matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef coarse salt, lamb breast with onions and tomato sauce or cannelloni of meat.
Details and technical informations about Winery São João's Bruto Tinto.
Discover the grape variety: Baga
Structured and tannic reds with a deep colour and high acidity, on aromas of black cherry, blackberry, plum, spices, leather, tobacco and mineral notes. Tannic and late-ripening, it requires long ageing to round out, then offers fine keeping potential. The absolute star of Bairrada DOC in central Portugal (clay-limestone baga soils), also made as traditional method sparkling wines and taut rosés. Native Portuguese variety, long underrated and now rehabilitated.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Bruto Tinto from Winery São João are 0, 2010
Informations about the Winery São João
The Winery São João is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 65 wines for sale in the of Bairrada to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bairrada
Portuguese DOC of the central-west, kingdom of native Baga (>50%). Dense, structured reds with signature notes of black cherry, plum, eucalyptus, tobacco and earthy notes, firm tannins and lively acidity — wines of very long ageing. Also fruity Castelão and perfumed Touriga Nacional. Floral Maria Gomes (Fernão Pires), lively Arinto, mineral Bical whites.
The wine region of Beiras
Vast region of north-central Portugal, a fragmented mosaic of distinct sub-regions. In the west, Bairrada makes dense Baga reds with notes of black cherry, blackberry and leather, firm tannins — the base of the great Portuguese sparkling wines. In the centre, Dao produces fine Touriga Nacional reds (violet, raspberry, spice) and elegant Encruzado whites (flowers, citrus, butter). To the continental east, fleshy Touriga of Beira Interior and aromatic Fernao Pires.
The word of the wine: Sulphating
Treatment, formerly practiced with copper sulfate, applied to the vine to prevent cryptogamic diseases.
