Portuguese White
Portuguese White is a catch-all category of traditional Portuguese white varieties. Examples of these wines include Boal, Fernão Pires, Maria Gomes, Cerceal and Antão Vaz, among others. You can use Wine Enthusiast’s online Buying Guide to find the top-rated Portuguese White wines among our extensive Portuguese White wine reviews and easy-to-use database. Our Portuguese White reviews will give you a general idea what to expect from wines made from Portuguese White, and will help you find one that best suits your needs.
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Cartuxa 2009 Pêra-Manca Branco White (Alentejo)
- Cellar Selection
- $33
One of Portugal’s legendary wines, this white Pêra-Manca is beautifully rounded and ripe, with apricots, toast and an intense series of fruit and herbal flavors. It has concentration, while also showing great elegance and impressive aging potential. Drink in two years, but also age for five.
— R.V.
(4/1/2012)
Luis Duarte 2010 Rubrica Branco White (Alentejano)
- Cellar Selection
- $25
An immense and opulent wine, with a more mineral, citrus-driven backdrop. This is packed with flavors of tropical fruit, crisp green apple and citrus, with a toast and spice contrast. Give this 3-4 years of aging.
— R.V.
(8/1/2012)
Cartuxa 2005 Pêra-Manca White (Alentejo)
- Editors' Choice
The white and red Pêra-Manca are cult wines in Portugal, only released in the best years. The white has partial barrel fermentation, giving great richness and depth of flavor, as well as smooth toastiness. With its high proportion of Antâo Vaz, it is very white Burgundy in its richness and sense of mineral terroir. Delicious acidity rounds the wine out.
— R.V.
(12/15/2007)
Aveleda 2007 Grande Follies Quinta da Aguieira White (Bairrada)
- $40
A blend of Chardonnay and Maria Gomes, here is a ripe wood- and apricot-flavored wine. It is full, spicy, livened by crispness from a red apple skin texture. The vanilla from the wood adds a delicious richness to this impressive wine.
— R.V.
(8/1/2010)
Niepoort 2009 Redoma Reserva White (Douro)
- Online Exclusive
- $30
Selected from barrel tastings, this mineral, vibrant wine demands aging. The flavors are bright white fruits, with a tropical touch, followed by a dense biting texture. Final grapefruit acidity tops this ageworthy wine.
— R.V.
(11/1/2010)
Fiuza 2008 Ikon Chardonnay/Trincadeira White (Tejo)
- $25
Aromatic, tropical textured wine. Great flavors of ripe pineapple and mango balance with more green fruit characters and a twist of lime. The wood flavors are well restrained, offering just a touch of final spice.
— R.V.
(11/1/2011)
Luis Duarte 2009 Rubrica Branco White (Alentejano)
- $25
The wine has power and considerable wood flavors at this young stage. It also has concentration of white and yellow fruits, well laced with acidity. Powerful while always balanced and stylish.
— R.V.
(11/1/2011)
Alvaro Castro 2009 Quinta da Pellada White (Dão)
- $72
A field blend of old vines from Castro’s Quinta da Pellada, this is an impressively rich and concentrated wine from a warm vintage. The fruit is ripe, with peach and mango flavors, the acidity laced with this richness. A hint of wood adds further complexity.
— R.V.
(11/1/2011)
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