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 2 to 10 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs10 yrs12 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.
In the glass
Aroma: ripe red fruit, gentle spice, light wood touch
Palate: soft tannins, good structure, balanced freshness
Intense ruby, four varieties and only half the lot in used oak: ripe red fruit and gentle spice, structured but harmonious, in the estate's modern and gastronomic register.
What it pairs with
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Feijoada
A modern, accessible Dão red with balanced freshness is the everyday match for a bean and meat stew. -
Roast pork belly
Soft tannins and good acidity cut the fat without dominating the meat. -
Mushroom and beef pie
The gentle spice from the used oak works with pastry and earthy filling.
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta da Falorca · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Touriga Nacional, Rufete, Jaen, Alfrocheiro
- Classification
- DOC Dão
- Oak
- Gentle pump-overs at controlled temperature, half the lot eight months in second-use oak barrels, then nine months in bottle
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Drinking window
- 2-10 from vintage
Frequently asked about Quinta da Falorca Colheita Selecionada
How is Quinta da Falorca Colheita Selecionada aged?
Half the lot spends eight months in second-use oak barrels, the rest stays in stainless steel, and the assembled wine then rests nine months in bottle.
What style is it?
The estate calls it modern, accessible and gastronomic, built on soft tannins and balanced freshness rather than power.
Tags
Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão