Winery Vale dos AresVinha da Coutada Single Vineyard
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, appetizers and snacks or shellfish.
The Vinha da Coutada Single Vineyard of the Winery Vale dos Ares is in the top 50 of wines of Monção e Melgaço.
Taste structure of the Vinha da Coutada Single Vineyard from the Winery Vale dos Ares
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vinha da Coutada Single Vineyard of Winery Vale dos Ares in the region of Minho is a with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Vinha da Coutada Single Vineyard
Pairings that work perfectly with Vinha da Coutada Single Vineyard
Original food and wine pairings with Vinha da Coutada Single Vineyard
The Vinha da Coutada Single Vineyard of Winery Vale dos Ares matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of salt and pepper shrimp, quiche without pastry or bacon cake.
Details and technical informations about Winery Vale dos Ares's Vinha da Coutada Single Vineyard.
Discover the grape variety: Primitivo
From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vinha da Coutada Single Vineyard from Winery Vale dos Ares are 2016, 0
Informations about the Winery Vale dos Ares
The Winery Vale dos Ares is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Monção e Melgaço to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The wine region of Minho
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.
The word of the wine: Performance
Quantity of grapes harvested per hectare. In AOC, the average yield is limited on the proposal of the appellation syndicate, validated by the Inao. The use of high-performance plant material (especially clones) and better control of vine diseases have increased yields. This is not without consequences on the quality of the wines (dilution) and on the state of the market (too much wine). We must not over-simplify: low yields are not synonymous with quality, and it is often in years with generous harvests that we find the greatest vintages (1982 and 1986 in Bordeaux, 1996 in Champagne, 1990 and 2005 in Burgundy...).
