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 8 years from vintage.
vintage1 yrs8 yrs10 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: delicate exuberance, citrine lift
Palate: intense flavour, good acidity, varietal character
Citrine yellow with a delicate but exuberant nose, and an intense, fresh palate carried by acidity and the character of the variety.
What it pairs with
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Grilled fish of the day
The cooperative's varietal Encruzado is fresh and elegant rather than heavy, which suits plain fish. -
Shellfish
Good acidity is what sweet shellfish needs. -
Roast chicken
The wine's intensity gives it enough presence for white meat.
Facts
- Producer
- Adega Cooperativa de Penalva do Castelo · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Encruzado (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Dão
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Drinking window
- 1-8 from vintage
Frequently asked about Adega de Penalva Encruzado
What does Adega de Penalva Encruzado taste like?
Citrine yellow, with a delicate and exuberant aroma. The flavour is intense and fresh, dominated by good acidity, with elegance, complexity and the character of the variety.
What grapes are in Adega de Penalva Encruzado?
One hundred percent Encruzado, which the cooperative calls the ex libris of the Dão white varieties.
What classification does Adega de Penalva Encruzado have?
DOC Dão, at 13 percent alcohol in the 2025 release.
Tags
Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão