Low tannin in Dão

Dry · Funky · Savoury

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Bright red in colour, with cherry and strawberry aromas, round and balanced in the mouth and vibrant at the finish.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Seventy percent Jaen and Alfrocheiro co-fermented with thirty percent Encruzado and Bical: spicier than its colour suggests, with discreet fruit and a green edge from the stems.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Elegant

Fruit-led and vegetal-fresh, with thirty percent whole bunch and large-format French oak keeping the tannins soft and the Dão freshness intact.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Garnet coloured, with elegant cherry and strawberry fruit well married to a spiced note from the wood, and tannins of great delicacy.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Great aromatic presence built on red fruit and fresh wild berries, light and appealing in the mouth in a young, uncomplicated style.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Funky · Savoury

Skin-fermented Barcelo, unfined and unfiltered: ripe white plum with a fresh green edge, full and structured with a persistent mineral close.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

A revival of palhete, roughly a fifth white grapes co-fermented with the reds: pale but concentrated, vivid cherry with more depth than the colour suggests.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Fruity

Jaen-dominated at eighty percent, bright and vivid with floral red fruits and a stony savoury undertow rather than any oak sweetness.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing

The Jaen-led second label of Quinta dos Roques: wild berries and pine needles, supple in the mouth, with only a tenth of the blend barrel aged.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Elegant

Varietal Jaen in ruby, intense and complex on the nose from blackberry and blueberry through Provençal herbs, fig, honey and cinnamon, then delicate and lively to taste.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Unoaked varietal Jaen with a seven-day maceration: spice, cassis, plum and blackberry, and tannins that are present but notably soft.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury

Concrete-raised varietal Jaen, bright and open in colour, with the stone-dust mineral character concrete gives, a light pepper note and long, precise acidity.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Varietal Tinta Pinheira, the grape the Douro calls Rufete, bottled pale and delicate with plenty of red fruit and good acidity.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Easygoing

Ruby red, the house red from Quinta do Paço plots: delicate woodland berries and violets, fruited and fresh at medium weight, made to drink young.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Savoury

Open ruby, varietal Jaen with only part of the lot in barrel: strong red fruit, jam and spice, fresh and tasty with soft silky tannins.