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 1 to 6 years from vintage.
vintage1 yrs6 yrs8 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: white florals, fresh fruit, toast
Palate: dry sparkling frame, brisk bead
A brut sparkling from two red Dão varieties, floral on the nose with fresh fruit and toasted nuances.
What it pairs with
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Prawn croquettes
A brut sparkling is the standard answer to anything deep fried. -
Smoked salmon
The toast note picks up the smoke, the bead handles the oil. -
Fresh cheese and quince
Floral aromatics work with the sweet-savoury combination.
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta do Cerrado · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Touriga Nacional (60%), Alfrocheiro (40%)
- Classification
- DOC Dão
- Drinking window
- 1-6 from vintage
Frequently asked about Quinta do Cerrado Espumante Reserva Bruto
What does Quinta do Cerrado Espumante Reserva Bruto taste like?
The producer describes an aroma dominated by floral notes with nuances of fresh fruit and toast.
What grapes are in Quinta do Cerrado Espumante Reserva Bruto?
Touriga Nacional 60 percent and Alfrocheiro 40, two red varieties vinified for sparkling wine.
Is Quinta do Cerrado Espumante Reserva Bruto sweet?
No. Bruto is a dry dosage level, so the wine sits in the dry band despite the sparkling style.
Tags
Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão