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 4 to 20 years from vintage.
vintage4 yrs20 yrs22 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.
What it pairs with
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Roast duck
Whole-berry fermentation keeps the fruit lifted, which suits a rich bird. -
Beef with wild mushrooms
A Reserva Alfrocheiro with fifteen to twenty years of potential has the depth for an earthy dish. -
Cured cheese
Twelve months in barrique give the tannin a strong cheese can work against.
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta das Marias · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Alfrocheiro (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Dão Reserva
- Oak
- Twelve months in 225 litre French oak after whole-berry fermentation in stainless steel
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Production
- 5,068 bottles
- Drinking window
- 4-20 from vintage
Frequently asked about Quinta das Marias Alfrocheiro Reserva
How is Quinta das Marias Alfrocheiro Reserva made?
Hand harvested into 20 kilogram crates, destemmed and fermented as whole berries in stainless steel with malolactic also in tank, then twelve months in 225 litre French oak.
When should I drink Quinta das Marias Alfrocheiro Reserva?
The estate gives a drinking window of fifteen to twenty years, the longest in its range.
How much Quinta das Marias Alfrocheiro Reserva is made?
5,068 bottles of 75 centilitres, at 14 percent alcohol.
Tags
Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão