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 2 to 12 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs12 yrs14 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: fresh carpentry, white-fleshed peach, plum, elderflower, sweet vanilla
Palate: layered fine texture, elongated shape, very fresh retronasal fruit
A wood-marked but fine white from centenarian vines: peach, plum and elderflower with sweet vanilla, layered and elongated on the palate.
What it pairs with
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Baked cod with cream
The vanilla and carpentry notes suit a gratinated dish rather than a plain fillet. -
Roast guinea fowl
The wine has the length and layers for white meat with a sauce. -
Pear and blue cheese salad
Elderflower and plum notes pick up the fruit while the acidity handles the cheese.
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta Vale do Cesto · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Vinhas Velhas
- Classification
- DOC Dão Reserva
- Oak
- Barrel influenced, with a carpentry note the estate names directly
- Drinking window
- 2-12 from vintage
Frequently asked about Alva Magna Reserva Branco
What does Alva Magna Reserva Branco taste like?
The nose shows elegant carpentry aromas taking turns with white-fleshed fruit, peach and plum, touches of elderflower and sweet spices such as vanilla. The palate is fine but layered, a wine of extension and length where very fresh fruit stays on the retronasal for several seconds.
What grapes are in Alva Magna Reserva Branco?
The 2019 came from centenarian vines and the estate states plainly that the varieties cannot be defined.
When should I drink Alva Magna Reserva Branco?
It is released with bottle age and its extension and acidity carry it well beyond the release year.
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