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The Comprehensive Guide to Baga | Wine Folly

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<div class="grapemeta"><span class="pronouncetext">bah-gah</span><br />
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<section id="intro">Even though a large proportion of Baga is used in Portugal&#8217;s leading value wine, Mateus Rosé, the grape can produce age-worthy reds and complex sparkling rosé.</p>
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<h3>Primary Flavors</h3>
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<li class="flavor-blackberry">Blackberry</li>
<li class="flavor-black-currant">Black Currant</li>
<li class="flavor-cherry">Dried Cherry</li>
<li class="flavor-cocoa-nib">Cocoa</li>
<li class="flavor-tar">Tar</li>
</ul>
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<h3>Taste Profile</h3>
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<div class="label sweetness">Dry</div>
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<div class="body progress-bar body-medium-full" role="progressbar" aria-valuenow="25" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100"></div>
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<div class="label body">Medium-full Body</div>
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<div class="label tannins">High Tannins</div>
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<div class="label acidity">High Acidity</div>
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<div class="label alcohol">11.5–13.5% ABV</div>
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<h3>Handling</h3>
<ul class="handling">
<li class="temp-cellar"><span class="handling-value"><br />
<small>SERVE</small><br />
<small>55–60°F / 12-15°C</small><br />
</span></li>
<li class="glass-universal"><span class="handling-value"><br />
<small>GLASS TYPE</small><br />
Universal</span></li>
<li class="decant-60"><span class="handling-value"><br />
<small>DECANT</small><br />
1 Hour</span></li>
<li class="ageing-4"><span class="handling-value"><br />
<small>CELLAR</small><br />
10+ Years</span></li>
</ul>
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<section id="food-pairing">
<h3>Food Pairing</h3>
<p>A rich red that deserves fatty, spiced and roasted meats to complement it&#8217;s sometimes robust, gravelly or tar-like flavors.</p>
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Baga

Primary Flavors

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