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 2023: best 2024 to 2029.
vintage1 yrs6 yrs8 yrs
Critic scores
| Critic | Vintage | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Wine Anorak reviewed 2026 | 2023 | 93/100 |
Scores as published by each critic for the vintage shown.
In the glass
Aroma: ripe white plum, fresh vegetal nuance
Palate: full-bodied presence, structured grip, strong mineral component
Skin-fermented Barcelo, unfined and unfiltered: ripe white plum with a fresh green edge, full and structured with a persistent mineral close.
What it pairs with
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Grilled octopus with paprika oil
Skin-contact grip and smoke handle charred octopus better than a conventional white. -
Chickpea and cod salad
The vegetal nuance and mineral spine match a cold cod and pulse dish. -
Aged goat cheese
Texture and phenolic structure stand up to a dry, tangy cheese.
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta de Saes · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Barcelo (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Dão
- Oak
- Fermented on skins with indigenous yeasts, aged in stainless steel without intervention, bottled by gravity unfined and unfiltered
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Drinking window
- 1-6 from vintage
Frequently asked about Quinta de Saes Tobias Curtimenta Branco
What is Quinta de Saes Tobias Curtimenta Branco?
A skin-fermented white made from one hundred percent Barcelo off vines between fifteen and forty-five years old, farmed organically with minimal treatments.
Is Quinta de Saes Tobias Curtimenta filtered?
No. It ages in stainless steel without intervention and is bottled by gravity with no fining and no filtration.
Tags
Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão