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
Latest scored vintage 2015: best 2018 to 2030.
vintage3 yrs15 yrs17 yrs
Critic scores
| Critic | Vintage | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Decanter reviewed 2018 | 2015 | 95/100 |
| Wine Advocate reviewed 2013 | 2011 | 91/100 |
Scores as published by each critic for the vintage shown.
What it pairs with
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Roast turbot
This barrel-aged Encruzado has the weight for the firmest white fish. -
Lobster with butter
A wine reviewers rate in the mid nineties can carry a rich shellfish dish. -
Poultry with cream
Encruzado at this level behaves like a white Burgundy at the table.
Facts
- Producer
- Casa da Passarella · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Encruzado (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Dão
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Drinking window
- 3-15 from vintage
Frequently asked about Casa da Passarella Villa Oliveira Encruzado
What grapes are in Villa Oliveira Encruzado?
One hundred percent Encruzado, at 13 percent alcohol in the current release.
Has Villa Oliveira Encruzado been reviewed?
Sarah Ahmed rated the 2015 at 95 points for Decanter in 2018, and Robert Parker's Wine Advocate rated the 2011 at 91 points in 2013.
When should I drink Villa Oliveira Encruzado?
It is a wine reviewers have rated well with several years of age, and the estate positions the Villa Oliveira range as its most age-worthy.
Tags
Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão