The Winery Xadrez of Minho

Winery Xadrez
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 611 of the estates of Minho.
It is located in Minho

The Winery Xadrez is one of the best wineries to follow in Minho.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Minho to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Xadrez wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Xadrez

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Xadrez

How Winery Xadrez wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of cannelloni with salmon and spinach, baked pumpkin or mussels with camembert cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Xadrez

On the nose the white wine of Winery Xadrez. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Xadrez. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Xadrez

  • 2015With an average score of 3.23/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 2.90/5

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

  • Loureiro
  • Viognier
  • Antão Vaz
  • Arinto de Bucelas

Discovering 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.

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.

The top red wines of Winery Xadrez

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Xadrez

How Winery Xadrez wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of polish goulash, canned cassoulet or caramelized lamb mice.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Xadrez

On the nose the red wine of Winery Xadrez. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Xadrez. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Xadrez

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Aragonez
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Trincadeira

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.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Xadrez

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Xadrez

How Winery Xadrez wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Cuvée prestige (champagne)

Vintage or not, it is composed of a selection of terroirs and generally comes from the first press after eliminating the very first juices that come out of the press. The best known? Dom Pérignon, Cristal de Roederer, Grand Siècle de Laurent-Perrie, Louise at Pommery. In fact, all the houses and most of the independent winegrowers have their own prestige cuvee.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Xadrez

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

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.

News about Winery Xadrez and wines from the region

Investing in California wine: slow but steady gains

There has been buyer and trade enthusiasm for California’s 2018-vintage releases, yet there is still a sense of the region finding its way on the international fine wine market. Releases of top Cabernet Sauvignon and ‘Bordeaux blend’ wines from the 2018 vintage have added some spark to the California sector of the market this year. ‘We’re seeing much stronger demand for blue-chip 2018s than we did for the 2017s,’ said Ryan Woodhouse, domestic wine buyer for K&L Wine Merchants in the US. Scar ...

Concern that wine prices may rise amid cost pressures

Inflation and higher costs have led to questions in the UK and US in recent weeks about how much the trade can absorb before wine prices increase. Despite a recent freeze on duty tax, the UK Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has said it is concerned wine prices may rise in 2022 due to myriad factors, including higher costs, inflation and supply chain issues. The trade body sent a letter to government signed by 49 UK wine and spirits businesses last month, warning that ‘rising cost ...

Château Latour owner Artémis invests in Champagne Jacquesson

Artémis Domaines has taken a minority stake in the capital of Jacquesson in Champagne, the groups said in a statement this week. Financial details weren’t disclosed. The partnership marks a new departure for Artémis, owned by the Pinault family. Alongside Château Latour, the group’s portfolio already includes Eisele Vineyard estate in Napa Valley, Clos de Tart in Burgundy and Château-Grillet in the Rhône. Maison Jacquesson traces its history back to 1798 and has been owned by the Chiquet family ...

The word of the wine: Cuvée prestige (champagne)

Vintage or not, it is composed of a selection of terroirs and generally comes from the first press after eliminating the very first juices that come out of the press. The best known? Dom Pérignon, Cristal de Roederer, Grand Siècle de Laurent-Perrie, Louise at Pommery. In fact, all the houses and most of the independent winegrowers have their own prestige cuvee.

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