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...
Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Best 2 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs15 yrs17 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 above is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: attractive fruit, ruby brightness
Palate: intense flavour, irreverent tannin, fresh long close
The cooperative's Reserva: ruby coloured, fruity and attractive on the nose, intense in the mouth with the assertive tannins of its varieties.
What it pairs with
- Elaborate meat dishes The cooperative names them directly, and the tannin needs a sauced or braised preparation.
- Enchidos Portuguese cured sausages are the second pairing the producer lists.
- Hard cheeses The producer recommends cheese with this bottling; the fat rounds off the tannin.
With cheese
Queijo Serra da Estrela Velho
Our pick Velho is strong to slightly strong, lightly peppery and salty, with a persistent aroma. A Touriga Nacional-led Dão red has the structure to hold up beside it, and the salt and aged fat of the cheese take some edge off the wine's grip.
Queijo Serra da Estrela Velho
Our pick Velho is strong, salty and lightly peppery, with a persistent aroma. A Dão Reserva or Grande Reserva red blend, held back for longer ageing before release, has the depth to meet it, and the aged ewe's milk fat softens the wine's tannin.
Facts
- Producer
- Adega Cooperativa de Penalva do Castelo · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Touriga Nacional, Jaen, Tinta Roriz
- Classification
- DOC Dão Reserva
- Oak
- Twelve months in new and second-year barrels after a prolonged maceration in stainless steel lagares at 28C to 30C
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Drinking window
- 2-15 from vintage
Frequently asked about Adega de Penalva Reserva
What does Adega de Penalva Reserva taste like?
Ruby coloured with a fruity and attractive aroma. The flavour is intense with the irreverent tannins characteristic of its varieties, freshness in the mouth and a long finish.
How long is Adega de Penalva Reserva aged?
Twelve months in barrels of first and second year, after full destemming and a prolonged maceration in stainless steel lagares at 28C to 30C.
What food pairs with Adega de Penalva Reserva?
The cooperative recommends more elaborate meat dishes, cheeses or cured sausages, served at 18C.
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Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão