Cuvées

Adega de Penalva Tinta Roriz

4.1

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

Adega Cooperativa de Penalva do CasteloDãoStill Red

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

Alva Magna Grande Reserva Alfrocheiro

4.5

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

Quinta Vale do CestoDãoStill Red

Complex and delicate varietal Alfrocheiro: raspberry, sour cherry and cranberry with rose and woodland flowers, and a fine, layered palate.

Alva Magna Grande Reserva Touriga Nacional

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Quinta Vale do CestoDãoStill Red

A heady varietal Touriga: tulip, bergamot and tangerine over eucalyptus and cigar box, with an opulent, ripe-tannined palate.

Caminhos Cruzados Reserva Touriga Nacional

4.4

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

Caminhos CruzadosDãoStill Red

Violet in colour with an intense, complex bouquet: florals and wild berries balanced by a bergamot citrus lift, elegant and fresh with firm but smooth tannins.

Casa de Mouraz Elfa

4.6

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

Casa de MourazDãoStill Red

Thirty local varieties, none of them Touriga Nacional, fermented spontaneously and given two unoaked years in tank.

Dom Daganel Tinto Grande Reserva

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Adega Cooperativa de SilgueirosDãoStill Red

Deep red with forest fruit lifted by chocolate and coffee, highly structured and complex, the cooperative's flagship red.

Julia Kemper Reserva Tinto

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Julia Kemper WinesDãoStill Red

Purple-ruby with youthful flecks, complex on the nose with forest fruit, pine needles, resin and spice, long and structured in the mouth.

Julia Kemper Touriga Nacional

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Julia Kemper WinesDãoStill Red

A released-with-age varietal Touriga Nacional: violet, blackberry and cherry giving way to mushroom, forest floor, vanilla, cocoa and balsamics.

Morgado de Silgueiros Touriga Nacional

4.2

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

Adega Cooperativa de SilgueirosDãoStill Red

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

Quinta Dom Vicente Vinhas Velhas

4.3

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

Quinta Dom VicenteDãoStill Red

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.

Quinta Vale do Cesto Grande Reserva Tinto

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Quinta Vale do CestoDãoStill Red

From centenarian vines: sour cherry and floral Touriga notes with chocolate, vanilla and toast, and a polished, mentholated palate.

Quinta da Falorca Garrafeira

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Quinta da FalorcaDãoStill Red

Almost opaque ruby, four years between tank and barrel before bottle: ripe black fruit and spice over integrated wood, powerful but polished with a mineral close.

Quinta da Falorca Noblesse Oblige

4.6

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

Quinta da FalorcaDãoStill Red

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.

Quinta da Falorca T-Nac

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Bold

Quinta da FalorcaDãoStill Red

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.

Quinta da Pellada Alto Tinto

4.6

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Quinta da PelladaDãoStill Red

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.

Quinta da Pellada Carrocel

4.8

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Quinta da PelladaDãoStill Red

Single-parcel Touriga Nacional off half a hectare planted in 1950: exuberant wild red fruit with balsamic and vanilla nuance, concentrated but held by elegant acidity.

Quinta da Pellada Naked Vine

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Quinta da PelladaDãoStill Red

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.

Quinta da Pellada Pape

4.8

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Quinta da PelladaDãoStill Red

A half Baga, half Touriga Nacional pairing across two vineyards: vigorous and stony, with fine tannins and a long stony close.

Quinta das Camélias Reserva

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Quinta das CaméliasDãoStill Red

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.

Quinta das Camélias Touriga Nacional

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant

Quinta das CaméliasDãoStill Red

Concentrated garnet with purple flashes: high-toned violet and bergamot with plum and a soft balsamic trace, velvety and grand in the mouth.

Quinta das Queimas Touriga Nacional

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant

Quinta das QueimasDão€€€€€€€Still Red

Old-vine Touriga Nacional foot-trodden in granite and kept out of barrel: ripe blackberry and plum with violet, bergamot and warm spice.

Quinta de Lemos Dona Georgina

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Quinta de LemosDãoStill Red

The estate's flagship: very expressive flowers and fruit, good structure and fresh soft tannins, with a warm, aromatic and persistent finish.

Quinta de Lemos Dona Louise

4.5

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

Quinta de LemosDãoStill Red

Ripe fruit on the nose, then structure and freshness in the mouth, closing warm and persistent.

Quinta de Saes Altitude Field Blend Vinhas Velhas

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Bold

Quinta de SaesDãoStill Red

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.

Quinta de Saes Estágio Prolongado Reserva

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Quinta de SaesDãoStill Red

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.

Quinta do Perdigão Reserva

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Quinta do PerdigãoDãoStill Red

Deep garnet with purple lights and an unusually wide aromatic sweep, from berry fruit through menthol and camphor to earl grey and cocoa, intense but very fresh.

Quinta dos Roques Garrafeira

4.8

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Quinta dos RoquesDãoStill Red

Two years in barrel by variety before blending, dark and spicy, with cocoa and vanilla behind blackcurrant and pine.

Quinta dos Roques Reserva Tinto

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Quinta dos RoquesDãoStill Red

A single-vineyard field blend from the Peach Tree parcel where every variety is interplanted: deep, blackcurrant-and-pine scented, with oak-given vanilla and chocolate.

Quinta dos Roques Touriga Nacional

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Quinta dos RoquesDãoStill Red

Varietal Touriga Nacional in large-format French oak: violets and pine needles over red fruit, with chocolate from the wood and firm tannin under it.

Soito Reserva Tinto

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold

Soito WinesDão€€€€€€€Still Red

Garnet with violet reflections: blackberry and blueberry with menthol and fine spice, velvety and intense in the mouth with a mineral close.

Soito Reserva Touriga Nacional

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant

Soito WinesDão€€€€€€€€Still Red

Garnet with violet reflections: blackberry and blueberry with menthol and bergamot, velvety and grand in the mouth, with a long mineral close.

Taboadella Reserva Touriga Nacional

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Quinta da TaboadellaDãoStill Red

Violets in the nose with the black spice and quartz-like wet granite of altitude, carried by the variety's natural acidity.

Textura da Estrela Tinto

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Textura WinesDãoStill Red

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.

Vinha de Púcaros Reserva Tinto

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Casa Américo Quinta do PaçoDãoStill Red

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.

Vinha de Púcaros Touriga Nacional

4.3

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

Casa Américo Quinta do PaçoDãoStill Red

Garnet varietal Touriga Nacional, complex with violets, pine needle and spice, soft and full with tannins already resolved by 18 months in bottle.