Cycling Ecopista do Dão One Way, full-day from Coimbra
After hotel pickup in Coimbra, we take direction to activity start in Viseu. Day dedicated to bicycle touring on an old railway branch that has 130 years of transpor...
Structure
Drinking window
Best 1 to 5 years from vintage.
vintage1 yrs5 yrs8 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: very delicate, austere, enigmatic
Palate: soft, fresh, faintly sweet varietal edge
Citrine and very delicately scented, almost enigmatic on the nose, soft and fresh in the mouth with the faintly sweet edge Bical carries.
What it pairs with
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Poached white fish
A light, soft white does not overwhelm a delicately cooked fillet. -
Vegetable soup with bread
The wine's softness and freshness suit a simple, savoury bowl. -
Fresh sheep's cheese
Bical's faint sweetness plays against a young, lactic cheese.
Facts
- Producer
- Adega Cooperativa de Penalva do Castelo · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Bical (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Dão
- Oak
- Fermented in concrete vats, then three months in used barrels
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Drinking window
- 1-5 from vintage
Frequently asked about Adega de Penalva Bical
What does Adega de Penalva Bical taste like?
Citrine yellow, with a very delicate, austere and somewhat enigmatic aroma. The flavour is soft and fresh with a lightly sweet touch typical of the variety.
When should I drink Adega de Penalva Bical?
The cooperative says to drink it now or over the next five years.
What grapes are in Adega de Penalva Bical?
One hundred percent Bical, also called Borrado das Moscas, a variety common in the Dão but rarely vinified on its own.
Tags
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