A guide to Cerceal Branco worth seeking out, by region. We list the estates, how each region expresses the grape, and the bottles that show it best.

Cerceal Branco in Dão

Quinta dos Monteirinhos ★ 4.4

DOC DãoEncruzado, Malvasia Fina, Cerceal Branco, Bical, Touriga NacionalFamília Monteiro AlbuquerqueTerras de Azurara

A Mangualde family cellar working seven generations deep, with wines named after the forebears they honour and a visitor programme that runs to harvest foot-treading.

Why locals love it: A Mangualde family cellar with a shop, guided visits and harvest foot-treading, still unknown outside the Terras de Azurara.

Tip: They run vindima and pisa a pé sessions in September; book those rather than a standard tasting if you are here at harvest.

Avó Fernanda ★ 4.2

DOC DãoEncruzado, Malvasia Fina, Cerceal Branco, BicalEUR 9-10 at the cellar door

A white field blend of Encruzado, Malvasia Fina, Cerceal Branco and Bical at 9.94 euros, the four classic white grapes of the region in one bottle under ten euros.

Tip: The producer publishes the blend as 45 per cent Encruzado, 35 Malvasia Fina, 10 Cerceal Branco and 10 Bical, and asks for 4 to 6 degrees.

Adega de Penalva Cerceal-Branco ★ 4.3

DOC DãoCerceal BrancoEUR 14 at the cooperative shop

Varietal Cerceal-Branco at 14.11 euros, a grape that rarely gets bottled on its own here. The 2023 took a Città del Vino gold medal collected at the Penalva wine festival.

Tip: The producer describes it as a white with marked acidity and austerity that will keep, and asks you to drink it slowly.

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