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
Latest scored vintage 2022: best 2025 to 2042.
vintage3 yrs20 yrs22 yrs
Critic scores
| Critic | Vintage | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Wine Anorak reviewed 2026 | 2022 | 95/100 |
Scores as published by each critic for the vintage shown.
In the glass
Aroma: wild red fruit, soft balsamic, vanilla, sweet spice
Palate: bold raspberry, opulent weight, firm structure
Single-parcel Touriga Nacional off half a hectare planted in 1950: exuberant wild red fruit with balsamic and vanilla nuance, concentrated but held by elegant acidity.
What it pairs with
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Cabrito assado da Serra da Estrela
Roast kid from the mountains above the estate has the fat and herb crust to meet the wine's firm tannin. -
Arroz de pato
Duck rice with its crisped chouriço top finds the balsamic and spice register in the nose. -
Queijo Serra da Estrela curado
The cured ewe's milk cheese is salty enough to soften the structure of a young bottle.
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta da Pellada · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Touriga Nacional (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Dão
- Oak
- Twelve days in stainless steel, then 24 months in used 400 litre French oak
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Drinking window
- 3-20 from vintage
Frequently asked about Quinta da Pellada Carrocel
What grape is Quinta da Pellada Carrocel?
One hundred percent Touriga Nacional, from a single half hectare parcel planted in 1950 on granite with lines of sand, clay and quartz at 500 metres.
How is Quinta da Pellada Carrocel aged?
Hand-selected fruit ferments twelve days in stainless steel, then the wine spends 24 months in used 400 litre French oak barrels.
Tags
Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão