Structure

Sweetnessdry
Oaknew oak

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

  • Turbot with beurre blanc
    A full, new-oak white needs a rich fish and a butter sauce to meet it.
  • Roast capon
    Opulence and resin weight let this white handle a white-meat roast.
  • Lobster thermidor
    A new-oak Encruzado of this weight is built for a cream-and-shellfish dish.

Facts

Producer
Casa de Santar · visiting guide
Grapes
Encruzado (100%)
Classification
DOC Dão
Oak
Twelve months in new French oak barrels including three months of bâtonnage on fine lees, then six months in bottle
Drinking window
2-12 from vintage

Frequently asked about Casa de Santar Vinha dos Amores Encruzado

What is the Vinha dos Amores?

A single plot at Casa de Santar in the village of Santar, from which the estate bottles its most ambitious Encruzado and Touriga Nacional.

How much new oak does this Encruzado see?

Twelve months in new French oak barrels, three of them with bâtonnage on fine lees, followed by six months of bottle maturation.

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