Tapada do Chaves, Vineyards in Alentejo

ClassificationDOC Alentejo (Portalegre sub-region)

VarietalsTrincadeira, Aragonez, Castelao, Alicante Bouschet, Moreto, Fernao Pires, Arinto, Alva, Tamarez

Hectares32 ha

OwnerTapada do Chaves, Sociedade Agricola e Comercial, Unipessoal, Lda

Founded1901

TastingOn-site tasting room, visits by phone or email appointment, part of the Alentejo wine tourism route.

NeighbourhoodPortalegre

Signature wines: Tapada do Chaves Vinhas Velhas Branco, Tapada do Chaves Vinhas Velhas Tinto, Tapada do Chaves Tinto Reserva

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Cheese with Tapada do Chaves wines

Queijo de Nisa Our pick Nisa is a firm ewe's cheese, slightly acid and intensely aromatic, made in the same Portalegre district as these whites. Their high acidity meets the cheese's own and keeps the finish clean against the fat of the raw milk. Portalegre white, Alentejo: Tapada do Chaves Vinhas Velhas Branco

Queijo Serpa Velho Our pick Past 180 days Serpa Velho is hard, dry and intense, with a lingering flavour. A dry white fermented or aged wholly or partly in oak has the extra texture to stand beside it, and its acidity cuts the fat of the aged ewe's milk. Barrel-fermented or part-oaked dry white, Alentejo: Tapada do Chaves Vinhas Velhas Branco

Queijo Serpa Our pick Serpa's buttery, mild paste softens the tannin of a dry red blend of Aragonez and Trincadeira. The lighter, briefly oaked bottles suit a young wheel; the full-bodied, oak-aged reservas want a cheese with more age to hold its own. Aragonez and Trincadeira red, Alentejo: Tapada do Chaves Vinhas Velhas Tinto · Tapada do Chaves Tinto Reserva

Location

Address: Tapada do Chaves, Frangoneiro, Apartado 170, 7301-901 Portalegre, Portugal, Alentejo

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