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.
What it pairs with
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Spiced lamb kofta
Skin-contact whites take spice the way a light red would. -
Grilled mackerel
The tannin from skin contact stands up to an oily fish. -
Hard cured cheese
Curtimenta gives the wine grip that a strong cheese can meet.
Facts
- Producer
- Casa da Passarella · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Encruzado, Uva Cão, Bical, Terrantez
- Classification
- DOC Dão
- Oak
- Skin contact through fermentation in a concrete vat
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- €32 at the estate shop
- Drinking window
- 2-12 from vintage
Frequently asked about Casa da Passarella O Fugitivo Branco em Curtimenta
What grapes are in O Fugitivo Branco em Curtimenta?
A wide range of indigenous varieties, the estate naming Encruzado, Uva-Cão, Bical and Terrantez among them.
How is O Fugitivo Branco em Curtimenta made?
Curtimenta means skin contact during fermentation, a method usually reserved for reds. The estate carries it out in a concrete vat and says it produces wines of enormous character and differentiation.
What awards has O Fugitivo Branco em Curtimenta won?
The estate lists Wine Advocate ratings for the 2016 and 2018 and a Wine Enthusiast rating for the 2017 on its awards page.
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Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão