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 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 in the header is our own.
What it pairs with
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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.
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