The Winery Soalheiro of Monção e Melgaço of Minho

Winery Soalheiro
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Minho.
It is located in Monção e Melgaço in the region of Minho

The Winery Soalheiro is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Monção e Melgaço to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Soalheiro wines

Looking for the best Winery Soalheiro wines in Monção e Melgaço among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Soalheiro 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 Soalheiro wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Soalheiro

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Soalheiro

How Winery Soalheiro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of spaghetti with clams, magic cake cheese quiche or snowman in pudding.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Soalheiro

On the nose the white wine of Winery Soalheiro. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Soalheiro. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Soalheiro

  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2024With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2022With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.11/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Soalheiro.

  • Alvarinho
  • Loureiro
  • Albariño
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Monção e Melgaço

The wine region of Monção e Melgaço is located in the region of Vinho Verde of Minho of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Anselmo Mendes or the Domaine Quinta da Pedra produce mainly wines white, sparkling and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Monção e Melgaço are Alvarinho, Loureiro and Albarino, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Monção e Melgaço often reveals types of flavors of green apple, yeast or slate and sometimes also flavors of balsamic, yellow plum or acacia.

In the mouth of Monção e Melgaço is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 49 estates and châteaux in the of Monção e Melgaço, producing 158 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Monção e Melgaço go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks.

The top pink wines of Winery Soalheiro

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Soalheiro

How Winery Soalheiro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal tagine with preserved lemons and saffron, delicious marinated pork chops or rabbit with hunter's sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Soalheiro

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Soalheiro. often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus or peach and sometimes also flavors of minerality, strawberries or raspberry.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Soalheiro

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Soalheiro.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Alvarinho

Discover the grape variety: Alvarelhao

The top sparkling wines of Winery Soalheiro

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Soalheiro

How Winery Soalheiro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta) or asparagus and comté cake.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Soalheiro

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Soalheiro. often reveals types of flavors of cream, grapefruit or oaky and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or apples.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Soalheiro

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Soalheiro.

  • Alvarinho
  • Vinhão
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Alvarelhao

The word of the wine: Secondary aromas

Aromas resulting from the fermentation and maturation of the wine before bottling. The aging in barrels modifies considerably the texture and the flavours of the wine.

The top red wines of Winery Soalheiro

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Soalheiro

How Winery Soalheiro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), chicken with merguez and tomatoes or auvergne potée.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Soalheiro

On the nose the red wine of Winery Soalheiro. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Soalheiro. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Soalheiro

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Soalheiro.

  • Alvarinho
  • Vinhão

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Soalheiro

Planning a wine route in the of Monção e Melgaço? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Soalheiro.

Discover the grape variety: Albarino

It is a Spanish variety, in Galicia to be precise, with its cradle in the Rias Baixas area, around Pontevedra and up to Orense. It would be a close relative of the Loureiro. Widely cultivated in Portugal, ... in France, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.