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...
Profile
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: orange peel, tangerine, light wood
Palate: savoury grip, great acidity, dry mineral length
Elegant and citric, orange peel and tangerine over a light wood note, with a savoury, structured, mineral palate from centenarian vines.
What it pairs with
- Roast monkfish A full-bodied barrel white needs a firm-fleshed fish.
- Duck breast with orange Orange peel and tangerine in the wine repeat the sauce.
- Aged Serra da Estrela cheese Great acidity and minerality slice a rich ewe's milk cheese.
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
- Classification
- DOC Dão Grande Reserva
- Oak
- Barrel aged, with the wood balanced against the fruit
- Drinking window
- 3-15 from vintage
Frequently asked about Quinta Vale do Cesto Grande Reserva Branco
What does Quinta Vale do Cesto Grande Reserva Branco taste like?
The aroma is elegant, with fresh citric notes of orange or tangerine peel and a light presence of wood. On the palate it is savoury, rich in grip and high in acidity, structured, complex, dry and persistent, with a strong balance between fruit and wood and between freshness and minerality.
Where is Quinta Vale do Cesto Grande Reserva Branco made?
At Quinta Vale do Cesto in Oliveira do Hospital, from centenarian vines whose full variety mix the estate says it cannot define.
When should I drink Quinta Vale do Cesto Grande Reserva Branco?
It is released with several years of age and the acidity and structure will carry it for a decade or more from harvest.
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