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...
Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Best 1 to 8 years from vintage.
vintage1 yrs8 yrs10 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 above is our own.
What it pairs with
- Roast fish The estate names baked fish first for this Encruzado.
- Grilled or roast white meat Five months of bâtonnage gives the weight the producer's white meat recommendation implies.
- Pasta with soft cheese The estate lists pasta and soft cheeses together for this bottle.
With cheese
Queijo Serra da Estrela
Our pick Serra da Estrela's paste is buttery, unctuous and only slightly acidulous. A dry Encruzado white has the acidity to cut that cream and enough texture of its own to match the cheese's soft, rich body.
Queijo Serra da Estrela Velho
Our pick Velho is strong, lightly peppery and salty. A Reserva, Grande Reserva or oak-aged Encruzado has the depth from age, lees or wood to meet it, and its acidity cuts through the aged fat while the salt sets off the fruit.
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta de Cabriz · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Encruzado (100%)
- Classification
- Dão Reserva
- Oak
- Five months with bâtonnage and time in bottle
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Drinking window
- 1-8 from vintage
Frequently asked about Cabriz Reserva Branco
Is Cabriz Reserva Branco barrel aged?
The estate lists bâtonnage and bottle as the ageing regime over five months rather than barrel maturation.
What temperature should it be served at?
Ten degrees, which is warmer than the estate advises for its entry white, at eight.
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Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão