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: crushed herbs, black pepper
Palate: smoky black fruit, earthy depth, silky tannin
The Castros' four-grape everyday Dão red, herbal and peppery on the nose with concentrated smoky black fruit and a silky, unforced texture.
What it pairs with
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Bifana
The peppery marinated pork sandwich is a direct echo of the wine's black pepper note. -
Chouriço assado
Flame-grilled sausage picks up the smoky black fruit without needing much tannin. -
Migas with pork ribs
The earthy bread-and-garlic side dish suits an earthy, silky red at weeknight scale.
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta da Pellada · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Touriga Nacional (30%), Tinta Roriz (30%), Jaen (20%), Alfrocheiro (20%)
- Classification
- DOC Dão
- Oak
- Fifteen day maceration in stainless steel vats, then 12 to 18 months in two and three year old French oak
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Drinking window
- 2-10 from vintage
Frequently asked about Quinta da Pellada DAC Tinto
What is the blend of Quinta da Pellada DAC Tinto?
Thirty percent Touriga Nacional, thirty percent Tinta Roriz, twenty percent Jaen and twenty percent Alfrocheiro, grown on granite, clay and sand at 550 metres.
How long is Quinta da Pellada DAC Tinto aged?
Twelve to eighteen months in two and three year old French oak, after a fifteen day maceration in stainless steel.
Tags
Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão