Full Review

Freixo

Freixo
2020 Terroir Estate Red Blend, Alentejano

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Portuguese Red

Date Tasted:
Country: Portugal
Alcohol: 13.5% RS: 1%
88 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$35
Cellar Selection

Freixo
2020 Terroir Estate Red Blend, Alentejano

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Portuguese Red

Date Tasted:
Country: Portugal
Alcohol: 13.5% RS: 1%
Dusty garnet color. Aromas and flavors of blackberry, leather, and pepper with a glycerous, lively, dry medium-full body and a warming, captivating, medium-long finish with impressions of baked blackberry, leather and cigar box, dried herbs, and very dark chocolate with chewy, coating tannins and a suggestion of oak flavor. A big and brooding red blend to pair with beef or a cigar.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: New World
Aroma Aroma: blackberry, leather, and pepper
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with impressions of baked blackberry, leather and cigar box, dried herbs, and very dark chocolate
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now with food and on its own
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A big and brooding red blend to pair with beef or a cigar.

The Producer

Herdade do Freixo

The Producer

Portuguese Red

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
While Portugal is best known for its production of Port wines, there are several types of red wine also produced in various regions. The best known of these include the robust reds produced from varieties that are used to produce Port, varieties such Touriga Nacional and Tinta Cao. These wines are produced in the Dour Valley and are ripe with black fruit flavors; the wines generally have slightly low acidity, due to the hot local climate. Drink these wines with rich red meats, game or aged cheeses.