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 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 in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: strawberry, wildflowers
Palate: refreshing acidity, dry generous close, youthful astringency
Varietal Alfrocheiro without wood: a clear ruby wine of strawberry and wildflower scent, refreshing acidity and a dry, generous finish.
What it pairs with
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Grilled quail
A light red-fruited red suits small game birds better than an oaked one. -
Tomato and chouriço rice
The wine's acidity matches the tomato, the strawberry note lifts the paprika. -
Soft sheep's cheese
Low oak and high acid keep the pairing clean rather than heavy.
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta dos Roques · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Alfrocheiro (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Dão
- Oak
- Unoaked, held in stainless steel until bottling
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Drinking window
- 1-8 from vintage
Frequently asked about Quinta dos Roques Alfrocheiro
What does Quinta dos Roques Alfrocheiro taste like?
A perfectly clear, brilliant ruby with an intense red fruit bouquet recalling strawberries and wildflowers. The mouth has refreshing acidity and a dry, generous finish with the astringency of youth.
When should I drink Quinta dos Roques Alfrocheiro?
The estate suggests one or two years in bottle at minimum and expects more complexity at six to eight years.
How long is Quinta dos Roques Alfrocheiro aged?
It is unoaked and stays in stainless steel until bottling, after a nine day maceration with gentle pump-overs.
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Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão