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 2 to 12 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs12 yrs14 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: red fruit, jam, spices
Palate: fresh core, soft silky tannins, gastronomic grip
Open ruby, varietal Jaen with only part of the lot in barrel: strong red fruit, jam and spice, fresh and tasty with soft silky tannins.
What it pairs with
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Duck confit
Soft silky tannins and jammy red fruit meet the salt and fat of confit. -
Spiced meatballs in tomato
The spice register in the wine repeats in the dish and the acidity handles tomato. -
Roast chicken with paprika
A gastronomic, low-tannin Jaen is a safe bet with poultry.
Facts
- Producer
- Caminhos Cruzados · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Jaen (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Dão
- Oak
- Part of the lot twelve months in French oak barrels, the remainder in stainless steel
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Drinking window
- 2-12 from vintage
Frequently asked about Vinhas da Teixuga Tinto
What grape is Vinhas da Teixuga Tinto?
One hundred percent Jaen from the old Teixuga vineyard.
How much oak does it see?
Only part of the wine spends twelve months in French oak barrels; the rest stays in stainless steel, which is why the tannins stay soft.
Tags
Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão