Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
The cooperative's everyday ruby red: a fresh nose of red fruit and a balanced palate with more persistence than the price suggests.
Cuvées
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Funky · Savoury
A skin-contact white from old vines: dry straw and pungent spice over grape, lime and peach, with fine tannin and contained bitterness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Complex and delicate varietal Alfrocheiro: raspberry, sour cherry and cranberry with rose and woodland flowers, and a fine, layered palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
The estate praises Tinta Pinheira for aromatic delicacy allied to structure, and treats this bottling as an ancestral vinification revived.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Funky · Savoury
Thirty local varieties, none of them Touriga Nacional, fermented spontaneously and given two unoaked years in tank.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury
A lot of many varieties from plots of different ages, heights and exposures, with aromas of forest and pine needles: a true Dão blend.
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Bold · Elegant
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Fruity
Ruby coloured, with red and blue fruit over woodland notes, voluminous in the mouth with a velvety structure and a long, fresh finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A released-with-age varietal Touriga Nacional: violet, blackberry and cherry giving way to mushroom, forest floor, vanilla, cocoa and balsamics.
Manel Chaves
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Exuberant on the nose with black fruit, eucalyptus, cocoa and tobacco, then silky and fine on the palate after fifteen months in French oak.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Bold
Intense garnet with black forest fruit allied to cocoa and mocha, long and complex without losing balance or elegance.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
An old-vine field selection in intense ruby: red and ripe fruit with floral and wild scrub notes, spiced and balsamic, full but with natural acidity and mineral drive.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Easygoing
Intense ruby, four varieties and only half the lot in used oak: ripe red fruit and gentle spice, structured but harmonious, in the estate's modern and gastronomic register.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Complex and deep, with ripe plum, black cherry and wild raspberry running into black truffle and dark roses, then soft tannins and vibrant acidity over a mineral finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Bold
Touriga Nacional drawn from more than thirty clones and deliberately kept out of barrel: heavily coloured and floral, vigorous on the palate without being aggressive.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Elegant
Varietal Alfrocheiro off a 55 year old parcel at 500 metres: deeply coloured, plum and red fruit on the nose, elegant and structured with velvety tannins.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Field blend of roughly forty varieties off 75 year old vines, gently extracted: sour cherry and cranberry with flint, truffle and violets, finessed rather than powerful.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
The Castros' four-grape everyday Dão red, herbal and peppery on the nose with concentrated smoky black fruit and a silky, unforced texture.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Drawn from all seven parcels of the estate and 48 varieties of 75 year old vines, three years in used cask leave it elegant and lush rather than hard.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
The estate red in classical mode, tasted by Jamie Goode as complex and refined with lovely energy and a savoury, spicy twist, and real harmony overall.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Deep red with purple reflections: a delicate nose of black plum, bergamot and violet married to fine vanilla, cocoa and spice, full and round in the mouth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Fruity
Deep ruby, with ripe redcurrant, wild blackberry and preserve notes complicated by vanilla, praline and toast, round and broad in the mouth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
The estate's Reserva from Santar old vines: fruity and fine on the nose, balanced between body and acidity, with a harmonious and elegant finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Five varieties co-fermented in one granite lagar and given eighteen unwooded months: mulberry and redcurrant with a cedar-leaf edge.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant
Old-vine Touriga Nacional foot-trodden in granite and kept out of barrel: ripe blackberry and plum with violet, bergamot and warm spice.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity
Ruby red, fruity on the nose and delicate in flavour, with soft, full, delicate tannins in good balance with the acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The estate's flagship: very expressive flowers and fruit, good structure and fresh soft tannins, with a warm, aromatic and persistent finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Bold
Ripe fruit on the nose, then structure and freshness in the mouth, closing warm and persistent.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity
A short, exact estate note: a perfumed nose of live, fresh fruit and a long, appealing finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
An intensely ripe-fruited varietal Alfrocheiro with forest-berry notes, structured and balanced, closing long and fresh at 14.5 percent.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Purple-red varietal Touriga Nacional, elegant and floral with violets, bergamot and cocoa, and a silky, enveloping tannin.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Bold
The high-altitude old-vine field blend: juicy and bright with bold cherry fruit and a savoury, spicy edge that shows real detail with bottle age.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
The extended-ageing Reserva off the oldest Saes plantings: sour cherry, rose petal and black pepper leaping out of the glass, juicy on the palate with a mineral beam.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Elegant
Four grapes in equal quarters from the Saes vineyard: cherry, pomegranate and candied violet over flint, elegant and fresh with a mineral thread through the finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Elegant
Whole-cluster varietal Touriga Nacional off fifteen year old vines at 550 metres: swirling raspberry, rose petal and orange peel, finishing floral and salty.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Fruity
Unoaked varietal Touriga Nacional from the Correio vineyard, first made in 2023: floral and berry scented with the astringency of youth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Ruby Alfrocheiro with black cherry and marmalade running into rosemary, balsamic and pipe tobacco, sensual on the palate and unusually elegant for the variety.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Savoury
The estate's four-variety house red: intense ruby, black plum and wild blackberry with a fresh woodland breath, chocolate and black pepper behind, elegant rather than heavy.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Deep ruby with purple lights, black plum and fig through cassis, violet and bergamot into Mediterranean scrub, chocolate, coffee and tobacco, silky rather than grippy.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing
Intense ruby and very aromatic, with strawberry and raspberry over a light floral note, balanced and fresh with a soft, long finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Funky · Savoury
A skin-contact white made in the old manner: white flowers, peach and apricot on a palate the estate calls perfectly balanced between ripeness and acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Fruity · Elegant
Lagar-fermented varietal Touriga Nacional with only three months in French oak: vinous and elegant, very ripe red fruit, soft and full with no astringency.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity
A two-grape cuvée made only when Touriga Nacional and Jaen taste most like Dão in a given year: floral, light-fruited, with the oak kept deliberately tenuous.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Refreshing
Varietal Alfrocheiro without wood: a clear ruby wine of strawberry and wildflower scent, refreshing acidity and a dry, generous finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Varietal Tinta Roriz with a grenadine cast: blackberry and mulberry fruit with a vanilla edge, and tannin, body and acidity held in even balance.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
The estate's five-grape house red: wild blackcurrant and pine leaves over a vanilla note from the oak, generous and still astringent in youth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury
Brick-edged red with very ripe red fruit, cassis and blackberry lifted by black pepper, and cocoa and vanilla from nine months in French oak.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury
A deep, elegant nose and a mouth the estate describes as round and harmonious, with the structure and balance of a small-lot Alfrocheiro Reserva.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Varietal Jaen from a strict selection: raspberry and light blueberry with cinnamon and clove, velvety tannins and a balsamic, pine-scented close.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity
The cool altitude of the Dão pushes Jaen towards succulence, blue fruit and white spice, with allspice lifting fine, coated tannins.
Taboadella Tinto
4.4
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Four varieties with distinct jobs: Tinta Roriz for structure, Jaen for bite, Alfrocheiro for minerality and Tinta Pinheira for forest aromatics.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Vines of 25 to 60 years on granite at Vila Nova de Tazem, cropped at 4.5 tonnes a hectare and barely extracted: the producer's own description is a very typical Dão reflecting its sense of place.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Garnet, from selected Quinta do Paço fruit given a year in French oak: red fruits with a toasted edge and some black fruit, balanced with round tannin.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Garnet varietal Touriga Nacional, complex with violets, pine needle and spice, soft and full with tannins already resolved by 18 months in bottle.