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 3 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs15 yrs17 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: blue fruit, white spice, allspice
Palate: succulence, soft fine coated tannin, tense yet delicate body
The cool altitude of the Dão pushes Jaen towards succulence, blue fruit and white spice, with allspice lifting fine, coated tannins.
What it pairs with
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Duck breast with spice rub
The allspice register in the wine matches the rub directly. -
Grilled pork loin
Soft, coated tannins are what pork wants from a red. -
Roast beetroot and goat's cheese
Blue fruit and tension in the wine work with an earthy, tangy plate.
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta da Taboadella · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Jaen (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Dão Reserva
- Drinking window
- 3-15 from vintage
Frequently asked about Taboadella Reserva Jaen
What does Taboadella Reserva Jaen taste like?
The estate writes that the cool altitude of the Dão promotes succulence, blue fruit and white spice, and that the intense fruit aromatics combined with allspice place the variety in another dimension, over soft, fine, coated tannins and a body that is tense and delicate at once.
What grapes are in Taboadella Reserva Jaen?
One hundred percent Jaen, the variety associated with Mencía across the border in Spain.
What classification does Taboadella Reserva Jaen have?
DOC Dão at Reserva level, from a monovarietal selection on the estate's slopes.
Tags
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