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 4 to 18 years from vintage.
vintage4 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.
In the glass
Aroma: dried leaf, gunflint, wet stone, exotic fruit, forest nuance
Palate: fresh, elegant, persistent close
A developed Encruzado: dried leaf, gunflint and wet stone opening into exotic fruit and forest notes, fresh and elegant with real persistence.
What it pairs with
- Roast poultry with mushrooms The forest and gunflint notes are made for an autumnal bird.
- Grilled turbot A developed barrel Encruzado has the weight for the meatiest white fish.
- Truffled risotto Wet stone and dried leaf give the wine an earthy register truffle can meet.
With cheese
Queijo Serra da Estrela
Our pick Serra da Estrela's paste is buttery, unctuous and only slightly acidulous. A dry Encruzado white has the acidity to cut that cream and enough texture of its own to match the cheese's soft, rich body.
Queijo Serra da Estrela Velho
Our pick Velho is strong, lightly peppery and salty. A Reserva, Grande Reserva or oak-aged Encruzado has the depth from age, lees or wood to meet it, and its acidity cuts through the aged fat while the salt sets off the fruit.
Facts
- Producer
- Julia Kemper Wines · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Encruzado (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Dão Reserva
- Oak
- Twelve months in new and used French oak barrels, then bottle age
- ABV
- 12.9%
- Drinking window
- 4-18 from vintage
Frequently asked about Julia Kemper Reserva Especial Branco
What does Julia Kemper Reserva Especial Branco taste like?
Golden citrine, with aromas of dried leaf, gunflint and wet stone evolving into exotic fruit and forest nuances. The estate calls the palate fresh, elegant and persistent.
What grapes are in Julia Kemper Reserva Especial Branco?
One hundred percent Encruzado, per the estate's technical sheet, at 12.9 percent alcohol.
How long is Julia Kemper Reserva Especial Branco aged?
Twelve months in new and used French oak barrels followed by extended bottle ageing before release.
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Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão