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 10 years from vintage.
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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: floral lift
Palate: fresh, structured, balanced weight
The estate sums it up as floral, fresh and structured, the balance of the Dão in wine form, from granite plots and six months on fine lees.
What it pairs with
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Oven-baked codfish
The producer names oven-baked fish such as codfish for this wine. -
Roast salmon or tuna
The estate lists both; the structure copes with oilier fish. -
Pasta with pesto
The producer recommends vegetarian dishes such as pasta with pesto or cheese sauces.
Facts
- Producer
- Casa de Mouraz · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Encruzado (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Dão
- Oak
- Fermented naturally at controlled temperature and held six months on fine lees in tank with bâtonnage, no oak
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Production
- 9,000 bottles
- Drinking window
- 1-10 from vintage
Frequently asked about Casa de Mouraz Encruzado
What does Casa de Mouraz Encruzado taste like?
The estate's own note is short and direct: floral, fresh and structured, a wine that embodies balance.
How long is Casa de Mouraz Encruzado aged?
Twenty-four hours of settling, natural fermentation at controlled temperature, then six months on fine lees in tank with bâtonnage. No barrel is used.
What food pairs with Casa de Mouraz Encruzado?
The producer suggests oven-baked fish such as codfish, salmon or tuna, white meat, and vegetarian dishes such as pasta with pesto or cheese sauces.
Tags
Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão