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 3 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs15 yrs17 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: typical Touriga Nacional varietal character, very ripe red fruit
Palate: soft flavour, good body, no astringency, balanced acidity
Lagar-fermented varietal Touriga Nacional with only three months in French oak: vinous and elegant, very ripe red fruit, soft and full with no astringency.
What it pairs with
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Roast veal
Good body without astringency is exactly what a plain veal roast wants. -
Grilled black pork secretos
Very ripe red fruit and balanced acidity flatter the fatty pork cut. -
Semi-cured cheese
Soft tannin and moderate acidity keep a mid-aged cheese in balance.
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta dos Penassais · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Touriga Nacional (100%)
- Classification
- Dão Grande Reserva
- Oak
- Destemmed and fermented in traditional temperature-controlled lagares, then three months in French oak
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Drinking window
- 3-15 from vintage
Frequently asked about Quinta dos Penassais Grande Reserva
How is Quinta dos Penassais Grande Reserva fermented?
The fruit is destemmed and fermented in traditional lagares fitted with temperature control, then the wine spends three months in French oak.
Is it a blend?
No, it is a single-variety Touriga Nacional.
Tags
Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão