The Winery Valados de Melgaço is one of the best wineries to follow in Minho.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Minho to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Valados de Melgaço wines in Minho among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Valados de Melgaço 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 Valados de Melgaço wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Valados de Melgaço wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of cantonese rice, leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or pastels (senegalese stuffed fritters).
On the nose the white wine of Winery Valados de Melgaço. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Valados de Melgaço. is a with a nice freshness.
Minho is Portugal's Northernmost wine region. It is known for one wine style above all others: crisp, light, white Vinho Verde, whose DOC zone covers the same territory. The Minho name is used for the area's Vinho Regional designation (similar to the French IGP).
The latter's looser production laws allow more diversity in the average winery's portfolio, including red and rosé wines.
Minho VR was formerly known Rios do Minho before the Vinho Regional category was updated in 2008 to fall in line with the EU-wide PGI/IGP/IGT category.
The region is located on the Portugal's Atlantic coast to the north and east of Porto, Portugal's second-largest city and the home of Port. It occupies a roughly rectangular area about 100 kilometers (60 miles) from north to South, which reaches about 50km (30 miles) inland.
There are around 60,000 hectares of vines planted in Minho.
Many of these are dedicated to Vinho Verde, the country's largest DOC.
Minho Grape Varieties
A number of varieties are also found in Spains Rias Baixas region, which Lies immediately to the north. The key grape varieties to be found in white Minho wines include the natives Alvarinho, Avesso, Loureiro, Pederna (Arinto) and Trajadura. Chardonnay and Riesling are the most common international white varieties.
How Winery Valados de Melgaço wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Etraire de la Dui is a black grape variety, originating from the department of Isère. It is so similar to the Persian that many people have difficulty differentiating between them. This resemblance has earned it the nickname "gros persan". This grape variety is now in danger of extinction. It is only cultivated on 10ha. The leaves of the Dui are large and have convex teeth. Its bunches and berries are generally large. A vigorous variety, it is quite productive and prefers a short pruning. This plant appreciates deep, clay-limestone soils. With an average budburst, it reaches maturity in the second half of the year. It fears winter frosts and is susceptible to shattering, especially when fully ripe. On the other hand, it defends itself well against powdery mildew and grey rot. This variety produces concentrated, colorful and tannic wines. Some of them are astringent when the grape variety is too ripe.
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A very old grape variety that was once grown in Lorraine, but is now almost no longer multiplied, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to Jean-Michel Boursiquot, it is the result of a natural intraspecific crossing between the white Gouais and the Savagnin. Aubin Blanc should not be confused with Aubin Vert, which is the result of an intraspecific cross between Gouais Blanc and Pinot Noir.
