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 3 to 18 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs18 yrs20 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.
What it pairs with
- Roast beef with cardamom-spiced rice The cardamom note in the wine is unusual and worth answering directly on the plate.
- Slow-cooked lamb shank Silky texture and medium tannin hold a long braise without going dry.
- Chouriço and pepper stew Black pepper in the wine repeats in the dish and the acidity keeps it fresh.
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
- Casa de Santar · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Touriga Nacional (50%), Alfrocheiro (25%), Aragonez (25%)
- Classification
- Dão Reserva
- Oak
- Twelve months in French oak barrel and six months in bottle
- Drinking window
- 3-18 from vintage
Frequently asked about Casa de Santar Reserva Tinto
What is in Casa de Santar Reserva Tinto?
Fifty percent Touriga Nacional, twenty-five percent Alfrocheiro and twenty-five percent Aragonez, the Portuguese name for Tempranillo.
How is it aged?
Twelve months in French oak barrel and a further six months in bottle before release.
Tags
Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão