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...
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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 above is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: white peach, rocha pear, yellow apple, buttery lactic note
Palate: crisp fresh fruit, unctuous almost velvet, textured retronasal length
A fine-nosed Encruzado of white peach, pear and yellow apple with a buttery lactic edge, unctuous and almost velvety on the palate.
What it pairs with
- Turbot in butter sauce The wine's own buttery, lactic register meets a butter-based sauce head on.
- Roast pork loin with apple Yellow apple in the glass and apple on the plate, with the acidity handling the fat.
- Creamy mushroom pasta The unctuous texture matches a cream sauce without turning heavy.
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.
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta Vale do Cesto · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Encruzado (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Dão Grande Reserva
- Drinking window
- 3-15 from vintage
Frequently asked about Alva Magna Grande Reserva Encruzado
What does Alva Magna Grande Reserva Encruzado taste like?
A fine nose of stone fruit, white peach, rocha pear and yellow apple, with nuances full of lactic character and exuberant buttery notes. The palate matches the nose exactly, with very fresh, crisp and unctuous fruit, almost velvety to the touch, slightly textured and long on the retronasal.
What grapes are in Alva Magna Grande Reserva Encruzado?
Encruzado alone, certified DOC Dão at Grande Reserva level.
What food pairs with Alva Magna Grande Reserva Encruzado?
Its buttery, unctuous texture suits turbot in a butter sauce, roast pork with apple, or a creamy mushroom pasta.
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