Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
The cooperative's Reserva: ruby coloured, fruity and attractive on the nose, intense in the mouth with the assertive tannins of its varieties.
Cuvées
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Pale pink, with subtle notes of fresh red fruit, wild strawberry and raspberry wrapped in a light floral touch, and a soft finish.
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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
A heady varietal Touriga: tulip, bergamot and tangerine over eucalyptus and cigar box, with an opulent, ripe-tannined palate.
Dry · Savoury
Dry · Easygoing
Dry · Bold
Dry · Elegant
Dry · Refreshing
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity
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.
Dry · Easygoing
Dry · Savoury
Dry · Savoury
Dry · Contemplative
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Touriga Nacional dominant and drawn from a fifty-year-old granite plot and a younger clay one: elegance, freshness and aromatic richness.
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 · Contemplative · Bold
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Bold · Elegant
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Deep red with forest fruit lifted by chocolate and coffee, highly structured and complex, the cooperative's flagship red.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Purple-ruby with youthful flecks, complex on the nose with forest fruit, pine needles, resin and spice, long and structured in the mouth.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity
Pale pink with salmon flecks, delicately scented with red and exotic fruit and a light floral note, fresh and gastronomic in the mouth.
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 · Bold
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.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing
The estate calls it a symphony of papaya, grapefruit and apple, fresh, elegant and lively, from ungrafted pé franco Touriga Nacional worked in barrel.
Pretexto Tinto
4.1
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 · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
A white pressed from red Touriga Nacional: white fruit with floral and mineral notes and a riper fruit echo of the grape, tense and structured on granite.
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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
From centenarian vines: sour cherry and floral Touriga notes with chocolate, vanilla and toast, and a polished, mentholated palate.
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 · Light-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing
A blanc de noirs from equal Touriga Nacional and Rufete, ten months on lees: green apple and brioche with white flowers, fresh and elegant with a mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
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.
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 · 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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
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.
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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
A half Baga, half Touriga Nacional pairing across two vineyards: vigorous and stony, with fine tannins and a long stony close.
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 · Contemplative · Bold
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 · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity
Salmon pink, with a complex nose of plum and forest berries and a light, fresh mouth whose volume the estate calls well drawn.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant
Concentrated garnet with purple flashes: high-toned violet and bergamot with plum and a soft balsamic trace, velvety and grand in the mouth.
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
Dry · Savoury · Elegant
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
Dry · Contemplative
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 · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity
Pale red in colour, floral with strawberry and raspberry, dry on the palate with a well present natural acidity and a redcurrant close.
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 · 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 · 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 · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Ruby with violet tints, red fruit with toast and smoke in a field where floral aromas dominate, lively and firmly built for the table.
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 · Light-bodied · High acidity · Festive
A brut sparkling from two red Dão varieties, floral on the nose with fresh fruit and toasted nuances.
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.
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 · 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 · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
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.
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 · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing
A blanc de noirs pressed straight off Touriga Nacional and Tinta Roriz, robust and delicate at once after a year on fine lees.
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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Two years in barrel by variety before blending, dark and spicy, with cocoa and vanilla behind blackcurrant and pine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
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.
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 · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
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.
Rosa Maria
4.1
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity
A dry, mineral and refreshing Touriga Nacional rosé with elegant red-fruit notes, named for the family's mother.
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 · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Festive · Refreshing
A blanc de noirs from red grapes with crisp, well-integrated mineral acidity, a delicate and lively mousse and a notably persistent finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
Garnet with violet reflections: blackberry and blueberry with menthol and fine spice, velvety and intense in the mouth with a mineral close.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant
Garnet with violet reflections: blackberry and blueberry with menthol and bergamot, velvety and grand in the mouth, with a long mineral close.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity
Raspberry-coloured with salmon tints, a very fine nose of wild blackberry and violet completed by citrus, and a fresh, notably persistent palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Violets in the nose with the black spice and quartz-like wet granite of altitude, carried by the variety's natural acidity.
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 · 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 · 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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Fragrant and true to the variety, with black cherry, violets and forest aromas of good intensity, then a full body, present but polished tannin and a dry, savoury close.