Quinta dos Penassais Colheita Tardia Branco

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In the glass

Aroma: perfumed ripe fruit

Palate: soft entry, good body, low acidity, balanced sweetness

Citrine with a golden cast, a late-harvest Bical and Malvasia Fina: perfumed ripe fruit, soft and full with low acidity and a light touch of French oak.

What it pairs with

• Toucinho do céu The Beira almond and egg cake matches the wine's soft, ripe fruit sweetness.
• Blue cheese Low acidity and good body need salt to push against, and blue cheese supplies it.
• Apple tart The perfumed ripe fruit register makes a simple baked fruit dessert the safest match.

With cheese

Requeijão Serra da Estrela Our pick Requeijão is eaten with honey or pumpkin preserve, so a sweet wine follows the same line. A late-harvest Dão white, soft and full with low acidity, matches the creamy white curd rather than cutting through it. Queijo Serra da Estrela Velho Our pick A salt and sweet contrast: the salty, lightly peppery paste of an aged Velho against a sweet late-harvest or noble-rot Dão white, whose sugar softens the cheese's strength and lingers alongside its persistent aroma.

Facts

Producer

Quinta dos Penassais · visiting guide

Grapes

Bical, Malvasia Fina

Classification

DOC Dão

Oak

Late-harvested with extended sun exposure to concentrate the fruit, with a light French oak influence

ABV

14.0%

Drinking window

2-12 from vintage

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