Winter drinking in Dão

Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Rustic

Deep ruby varietal Tinta Roriz with a fruity, attractive nose and a strong palate whose muscular tannins are the point of the wine.

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 · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury

Intense garnet, with an aromatic balance between violet and rosemary alongside mocha and chocolate, long and powerful in the mouth.

Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant

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 · 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 · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury

Very ripe fruit reading as fine preserve, balanced against neatly drawn barrel notes, with a satin texture and dense, noble tannins.

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 · 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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury

Intense in very ripe red fruit with toasted and dried-fruit notes, the Grande Reserva red of a Nelas estate.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Low acidity · Contemplative

Citrine with a golden cast, a late-harvest Bical and Malvasia Fina: perfumed ripe fruit, soft and full with low acidity and a light touch of French oak.

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 · 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 · 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.