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
Latest scored vintage 2013: best 2017 to 2031.
vintage4 yrs18 yrs20 yrs
Critic scores
| Critic | Vintage | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Wine Advocate reviewed 2022 | 2013 | 90/100 |
Scores as published by each critic for the vintage shown.
In the glass
Aroma: blackberry, raspberry, redcurrant, sour cherry, prune, menthol, camphor, herbes de Provence, earl grey tea, cocoa, walnut
Palate: intense attack, very fresh mid-palate, fine structuring tannins
Deep garnet with purple lights and an unusually wide aromatic sweep, from berry fruit through menthol and camphor to earl grey and cocoa, intense but very fresh.
What it pairs with
- Roast kid with rosemary potatoes Herbes de Provence and menthol in the nose line up with a herb-crusted roast.
- Braised oxtail Fine structuring tannins and length hold up to a long, gelatinous braise.
- Dark chocolate and walnut tart Cocoa and walnut are literally in the wine's aromatic profile.
With cheese
Queijo Serra da Estrela Velho
Our pick Velho is strong, salty and lightly peppery with a persistent aroma. A full-bodied Dão red blend, with medium to firm tannin, has the weight to stand beside it, and the cheese's salt and aged fat round the wine's grip.
Queijo Serra da Estrela Velho
Our pick Velho is strong, salty and lightly peppery, with a persistent aroma. A Dão Reserva or Grande Reserva red blend, held back for longer ageing before release, has the depth to meet it, and the aged ewe's milk fat softens the wine's tannin.
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta do Perdigão · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Alfrocheiro, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Jaen
- Classification
- Dão Reserva
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Drinking window
- 4-18 from vintage
Frequently asked about Quinta do Perdigão Reserva
How has Quinta do Perdigão Reserva been rated?
Mark Squires scored the 2013 ninety points for the Wine Advocate in July 2022, and the same wine took a Selo Qualidade Ouro at the 4th Concurso de Vinhos Escanções de Portugal in 2023.
Is Quinta do Perdigão Reserva ready to drink?
The estate's notes describe fine, structuring tannins and marked freshness, which is why the wine still shows well a decade after the vintage.
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Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão