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 15 years from vintage.
vintage1 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: cassis, plum, blackberry, spice
Palate: elegant and full, very soft tannin, long close
Unoaked varietal Jaen with a seven-day maceration: spice, cassis, plum and blackberry, and tannins that are present but notably soft.
What it pairs with
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Roast pork loin
Soft tannin suits pork better than a grippy red, and the plum note echoes an apple or quince sauce. -
Charcuterie board
Cured meats need fruit and freshness, not oak. -
Mushroom and chestnut stew
Jaen's low tannin lets earthy autumn flavours through.
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta dos Roques · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Jaen (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Dão
- Oak
- Unoaked, held in stainless steel until bottling
- ABV
- 13.2%
- Drinking window
- 1-15 from vintage
Frequently asked about Quinta dos Roques Jaen
What does Quinta dos Roques Jaen taste like?
Intense in colour and clear, with an aroma that shows the variety plainly: spice, cassis, plums and blackberries. In the mouth it is elegant and full with well present but very soft tannins and a long finish.
When should I drink Quinta dos Roques Jaen?
The estate says it will please drinkers of young wine but benefits from one or two years in bottle, is much more complex at five or six, and has the structure to evolve for fifteen.
How long is Quinta dos Roques Jaen aged?
No oak at all. It stays in stainless steel until bottling, which is why the variety's fruit and softness are so exposed.
Tags
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