Register today! | Already registered? Sign in

traveldk.com

from Eyewitness Travel Guides: the world's bestselling travel guides
  • Personal guide
  • Open
Member image

The Alentejo : Top Ten Alentejan Wines

Submit an attraction

Make sure your favorite shops, restaurants, hotels and more are listed.

Submit an attraction illustration
WIN WIN WIN

Win a new edition, neon-colored iPod Nano!

Win a new iPod Nano
Download a podcast

Free podcasts Find the new Munich podcast & more.

Join our free monthly newsletter

Advertisement

Top 10 Top Ten Alentejan Wines

No one has rated this yet.
  • Review this attraction
  • Rate it
  • Are these details incorrect?
  • 1. Marquês de Borba Reserva (Tinto)

    Robust red from the João Portugal Ramos stable. Blended from periquita, aragonês and trincadeira grape varieties and matured in French oak, this deep crimson delight enhances casseroles and roasts.

  • 2. Esporão Garrafeira (Tinto)

    Complex wine showing ripe fruit and well-integrated oak characters with rich, textured tannins, superb balance and long, flavoursome aftertaste. A perfect match with hearty, Alentejan fare.

  • 3. Quinta do Mouro (Tinto)

    Harmonious blend of ripe fruit flavours with a jolly 14 per cent alcohol content. Deep crimson with rich, oak finish and full-bodied bouquet. Enjoy with game.

  • 4. Herdade Grande Colheita Selecionada Branco (Branco)

    A delicious wine with ripe, aromatic peach and melon fruits. Rich, full palate with creamy texture and soft finish. Wonderful with baked fish, salad or chicken.

  • 5. Esporão Touriga Nacional (Tinto)

    Has typical violet and dark berry fruit aromas with toasty oak complexity. Palate is firm with rich spicy fruit characters. Complements pastas and red meat.

  • 6. Dolium Regional Alentejano Branco (Branco)

    Made exclusively from the Alentejo’s top white grape variety, antão vaz, to produce a wine of citrus colour with fragrant toast and vanilla spice aromas. Superb with fish dishes.

  • 7. Cortes de Cima (Tinto)

    Dark and concentrated in colour with a ripe, red-berry-and-cherry aroma enhanced by subtle hints of spicy French and American oak. Excellent with steak and game.

  • 8. Vila Santa (Tinto)

    A deep violet wine made from trincadeira, aragonês, cabernet sauvignon and alicante bouschet grape varieties. Smooth on the palate and a healthy companion withjavoli (wild boar).

  • 9. Outeiro (Branco)

    Soft white that shows a spicy aroma of tropical fruits. Made from the roupeiro, arinto and antão vaz grape varieties. Ideal chilled as an aperitif.

  • 10. D’Avillez (Tinto)

    This esteemed red is produced here by Jorge d’Avillez and is smooth, soft and rounded. Perfect with roasted pork.

Write a review

If you were signed in, you could write a review here. Register for a free account, or if you're already a member, sign in.

Advertisement

 Latest guides
What’s on now in The Algarve
  • Algarve International Film Festival
    The annual Algarve Film Festival, (FICA - Festival Internacional de Cine do Algarve), in the town of Portimão, is Portugal's oldest cinema event, dating back to 1972. It centres on a short film... Read more
  • Festival do Marisco
    Amongst the most important gastronomic events in the Algarve, the Festival do Marisco (seafood festival) at the Jardim do Pescador Olhanese has rows of stalls selling fresh fish dishes. Concerts,... Read more
  • Ria Formosa Nature Reserve
    Designated as a protected nature reserve, Ria Formosa Nature Reserve covers 60km of coastline from Tavira in the east to Ancao in the west, encompassing almost the entire Formosa Estuary. Read more
  • Parque da Floresta Golf Course
    Parque da Floresta Golf Course in the Algarve is one of the finest in Europe. Designed by Spanish golf architect Pepe Gancedo in 1995, it is an undulating course with views of the sea and challenges... Read more