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Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Best 1 to 10 years from vintage.
vintage1 yrs10 yrs12 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 above is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: orchard fruit, resin, elegant florals
Palate: first impression of freshness, deep structure, very long persistence
Half-barrel, half-tank Encruzado: elegant fruit with a touch of resin, freshness first and then the structure and length that made this bottling a Dão benchmark.
What it pairs with
- Bacalhau com natas The creamy salt cod gratin needs the acidity and gets weight back from the barrel half.
- Grilled octopus The producer names strong fish dishes; charred octopus meets the wine's resinous edge.
- Prawn curry The estate lists spicy food for this wine, and 14 percent alcohol with high acid handles chilli.
With cheese
Queijo Serra da Estrela
Our pick Serra da Estrela's paste is buttery, unctuous and only slightly acidulous. A dry Encruzado white has the acidity to cut that cream and enough texture of its own to match the cheese's soft, rich body.
Queijo Serra da Estrela Velho
Our pick Velho is strong, lightly peppery and salty. A Reserva, Grande Reserva or oak-aged Encruzado has the depth from age, lees or wood to meet it, and its acidity cuts through the aged fat while the salt sets off the fruit.
History
Quinta dos Roques began bottling varietal reds in 1996 and added a barrel-fermented Encruzado in 1998, one of the wines that established the variety as Dão's serious white.
- 1998Barrel-fermented Encruzado bottled at the estate for the inaugural time
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta dos Roques · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Encruzado (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Dão
- Oak
- Half fermented and aged seven months in 500 litre French oak with bâtonnage twice a week, half in stainless steel at 16C to 18C
- ABV
- 14.1%
- Drinking window
- 1-10 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1998
Frequently asked about Quinta dos Roques Encruzado
What does Quinta dos Roques Encruzado taste like?
Light straw and perfectly clear, with an elegant bouquet of fruit and a slight touch of resin. Freshness registers before anything else on the palate, then the structure and complexity come through, and the finish is very long.
How long is Quinta dos Roques Encruzado aged?
Half the wine ferments and ages seven months in 500 litre French oak with bâtonnage twice a week; the other half stays in stainless steel at 16C to 18C.
What food pairs with Quinta dos Roques Encruzado?
The estate names seafood, strong fish dishes and spicy food. Salt cod baked with cream, grilled octopus and prawn curry all work.
Tags
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