Alianca Baga Reserva Bruto
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted suckling pig, fresh oysters, grilled shellfish
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the cool, maritime-influenced hills of Bairrada, the Aliança Baga Reserva Bruto is a brilliant showcase of the region's signature red grape, Baga, vinified as a white sparkling wine (Blanc de Noirs). Aliança, a historic house founded in 1927 and now part of the Bacalhôa family, has long been a pioneer in the traditional method sparkling wines of Portugal. Crafted from grapes grown on classic clay-limestone soils, this sparkling wine undergoes a gentle pressing without skin contact to preserve its pale color and high natural acidity. The cool Atlantic breezes preserve the freshness of the fruit, while lees aging imparts a creamy texture and delicate autolytic complexity, paying homage to Bairrada's rich sparkling heritage.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1922 under the name João Pires & Filhos, Bacalhôa Vinhos de Portugal has grown into one of Portugal's most significant and pioneering wine enterprises. Modernized in the 1970s and subsequently acquired by arts patron Comendador José Berardo in 1998, the group encompasses historic estates such as Quinta da Bacalhôa, Quinta do Carmo, and Caves Aliança. Spanning roughly 1,200 hectares across the Setúbal Peninsula, Alentejo, Bairrada, Dão, Douro, and Vinho Verde, the group cultivates indigenous and international varieties on diverse terroirs ranging from Setúbal's clay-limestone slopes and sandy maritime soils to Alentejo's schist-strewn plains. Viticulture is practiced sustainably under certifications like the Wines of Alentejo Sustainability Programme (WASP). Led enologically by Francisco Antunes, Bacalhôa balances classical heritage and cellar innovation, renowned for historic benchmark cuvées including the barrel-fermented Catarina, age-worthy Quinta da Bacalhôa Cabernet Sauvignon blends, Quinta do Carmo reds and whites, traditional-method Aliança sparkling wines, and rare, concentrated Moscatel de Setúbal.
🍇 Grapes
Baga
🍷 ABV
12.5%