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 5 years from vintage.
vintage1 yrs5 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: sharp orchard fruit, citrus zest
Palate: light bodied, taut freshness, balanced close
Varietal Cerceal Branco, the sharpest of the estate's whites: acid-fruit aromatics, light bodied and taut, in the line of classic Dão whites.
What it pairs with
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Oysters
Racy acidity and a light body are exactly what a raw oyster wants. -
Ameijoas à Bulhão Pato
The clams' garlic and coriander broth needs a wine that stays out of the way and cuts. -
Fried whitebait
The producer names it as an aperitif wine for seafood and fish; acidity resets the palate after each fried mouthful.
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta dos Roques · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Cerceal Branco (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Dão
- Oak
- Unoaked, fermented in stainless steel with selected yeasts
- ABV
- 12.8%
- Drinking window
- 1-5 from vintage
Frequently asked about Quinta dos Roques Cerceal
What does Quinta dos Roques Cerceal taste like?
Citric in colour and perfectly clear, with good aromatic intensity where notes of acid fruit stand out. The palate is very fresh, light bodied and well balanced, in the line of classic Dão whites.
When should I drink Quinta dos Roques Cerceal?
Drinkable from release with good characteristics for four to five years of ageing. The estate recommends 12C.
What food pairs with Quinta dos Roques Cerceal?
The producer offers it as an aperitif and with seafood and fish dishes. Oysters, clams in garlic broth and fried fish are the natural matches.
Tags
Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão