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 5 to 20 years from vintage.
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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: sour cherry, chocolate, vanilla, toasted oak, balsamic pine
Palate: polished broad tannin, menthol lift, concentrated freshness
From centenarian vines: sour cherry and floral Touriga notes with chocolate, vanilla and toast, and a polished, mentholated palate.
What it pairs with
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Roast beef rib
Polished but broad tannin needs a substantial roast. -
Hare stewed in red wine
The balsamic pine and sour cherry notes suit dark game. -
Aged hard cheese
The wine's concentration and freshness stay upright against a strong cheese.
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta Vale do Cesto · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Touriga Nacional
- Classification
- DOC Dão Grande Reserva
- Oak
- Barrel aged, with the toast still legible in the wine
- Drinking window
- 5-20 from vintage
Frequently asked about Quinta Vale do Cesto Grande Reserva Tinto
What does Quinta Vale do Cesto Grande Reserva Tinto taste like?
Fruity and floral notes typical of Touriga Nacional, with sour cherry, a touch of chocolate and vanilla, toasted barrel aromas and light balsamic hints of pine. The palate has concentration and freshness, with a polished, ample and persistent tannin and floral, mentholated notes.
Where is Quinta Vale do Cesto Grande Reserva Tinto made?
At the estate's cellar on Rua do Cortinhal in Oliveira do Hospital, from centenarian vines whose exact variety mix cannot be established.
How long is Quinta Vale do Cesto Grande Reserva Tinto aged?
Long enough in barrel for the toast to remain visible in the wine, which the estate presents as being in perfect symbiosis with the fruit.
Tags
Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão